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Enacted 2002

The Andhra Pradesh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002

In force 20 sections Andhra Pradesh

Act 15 of 2002

Preamble

THE ANDHRA PRADESH COMPULSORY REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES ACT, 2002 ACT No. 15 OF 2002 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER -I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title extent and Commencement 2. Definitions 3. Application of other laws not barred 4. Registrar General of marriages 5. District Registrar of Marriages 6. Marriage Officer CHAPTER II REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES 7. Every Marriage in State to be Registered 8. Memorandum of marriage 9. Memorandum of marriages presented after 30 days CHAPETER - III de PENALITIESIMAC 10. Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 8 and 9 or for making false statement in memorandum 11. Penalty for failing to register the marriage CHAPTER - IV 12. Marriage Certificate to be given to the couple 13. Marriage Officer to keep registers in the prescribed form 14. Search Marriages Register 15. Marriage Officers to send periodical returns to the District Registrar for compilation 16. Non registration not to invalidate marriage 17. Offence under this Act triable summarily by a Magistrate 18. Sanction for prosecution 19. Registrars/Marriage Officers to be deemed public servants 20. Protection of action taken in good faith 21. Power to make rules THE ANDHRA PRADESH COMPULSORY REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES ACT, 2002 ACT No. 15 OF 2002 [21st May, 2002] AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPULSORY REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES IN THE STATE AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH AND INCIDENTAL THERETO. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Fifty-third year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER -I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 20 sections.

  1. 1
  2. 2Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires
  3. 3
  4. 4Registrar General of marriages
  5. 5District Registrar of Marriages
  6. 7Every Marriage in State to be Registered
  7. 8Memorandum of marriage
  8. 9
  9. 10
  10. 11
  11. 12Marriage Certificate to be given to the couple
  12. 13Marriage Officer to keep registers in the prescribed form
  13. 14Search Marriages Register
  14. 15
  15. 16
  16. 17
  17. 18
  18. 19
  19. 20
  20. 21Power to make rules

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