Section 30
Savings
Chapter 3: Maintenance
Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any adoption made before the commencement of this Act, and the validity and effect of any such adoption shall be determined as if this Act had not been passed.
The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (Act No. 78 of 1956). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.