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The Government enacted and enforced the Married Women Property Act on 24 February 1874. The primary objective of the MWP Act is to explain and amend laws concerning certain married women and for other purposes. According to the Preamble of the MWP Act, the following has been taken into consideration for the enactment of the Act:Women who married before 1 January 1866 could enjoy their wages, earnings, and life insurance for those who got married before and after that date.Section 4 of the Indian Succession Act 1865 states that when a person gets married, they shall not automatically gain any property rights owned by their spouses, nor should they lose the capability to manage their property as they would if they were unmarried.