# The Majority Act, 1875, Section 3: Age of majority of persons domiciled in India

- Act: The Majority Act, 1875 (Act 9 of 1875)
- In force from: 1875-03-02
- Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/majority-act-1875/section/3/

## Text

1[3. Age of majority of persons domiciled in India.(1) Every person domiciled in India shall attain the age of majority on his completing the age of eighteen years and not before. (2) In computing the age of any person, the day on which he was born is to be included as a whole day and he shall be deemed to have attained majority at the beginning of the eighteenth anniversary of that day.]

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