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(1) This Act may be called the [Tamil Nadu] Marumakkattayam Act, 1932. (2) It shall apply-- (a) to all Hindus in the [State or Tamil Nadu] who are governed by the Marumakkattayam law inheritance; (b) to all Hindus outside the [said State] governed by the said law, in respect of properties within it; and (c) to all Hindu males, whether governed by the said law or not, who have contracted or may Contract marital alliances with Hindu females governed by the said law. These word were substituted for the word "Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969. This expression was substituted for the expression "Presidency of Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970, which was deemed to have come into force on the 14th January, 1969. This expression was substituted for the expression "said presidency" by paragraph 4 of, and the Schedule by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970, which was deemed to have come into force on the 14th January 1969.