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The following legislations have been enacted in India which focus primarily on issues that concern women
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 The Special Marriage Act, 1954 Hindu Succession Act, 1956 Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act, 1976 The Factories Act, 1948, Mines Act, 1952 and Plantation Labour Act, 1951 The Employee State Insurance Act, 1948 The Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 The Factories (Amendment) Act, 1976 The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abortion) Act, 1976 The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1986 Amendments to Criminal Laws Family Courts Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 The Commission on Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
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