Section 17 - Prohibition of certain payments : Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956

What is Prohibition of certain payments Section 17 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

Section 17 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 : "Prohibition of certain payments"

17. (1) No person shall receive or agree to receive any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption of any person, and no person shall make or give or agree to make or give to any person any payment or reward the receipt of which is prohibited by this section.

(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extent to six months, or with fine, or with both.

(3) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted without the previous sanction of the State Government or an officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf.

HINDU ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACT 1956

Section 2 - Application of Act

Section 3 - Definitions

Section 4 - Overriding effect of Act

CHAPTER II ADOPTION

Section 5 - Adoptions to be regulated by this Chapter

Section 6 - Requisites of a valid adoption

Section 7 - Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption

Section 8 - Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption

Section 9 - Persons capable of giving in adoption

Section 10 - Persons who may be adopted

Section 11 - Other conditions for a valid adoption