The Indian Christian Marriage Act

Preamble

THE INDIAN CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE ACT, 1872 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PREAMBLE PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title. Extent. 2. [Repealed.]. 3. Interpretation clause. PART I THE PERSONS BY WHOM MARRIAGES MAY BE SOLEMNIZED 4. Marriages to be solemnized according to Act. 5. Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized. 6. Grant and revocation of licenses to solemnize marriages. 7. Marriage Registrars. Senior Marriage Registrar. Magistrate when to be marriage Registrar. 8. [Repealed.]. diaCode 9. Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians. PART II TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH MARRIAGES MAY BE SOLEMNIZED 10. Time for solemnizing marriage. Exceptions. 11. Place for solemnizing marriage. Fee for special license. PART III MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION LICENSED UNDER THIS ACT 12. Notice of intended marriage. 13. Publication of such notice. Return or transfer of notice. 14. Notice of intended marriage in private dwelling. 15. Sending copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party is a minor. 16. Procedure on receipt of notice. 17. Issue of certificate of notice given and declaration made. Proviso. 18. Declaration before issue of certificate. 19. Consent of father, or guardian, or mother. 20. Power to prohibit by notice issue of certificate. 21. Procedure on receipt of notice. 22. Issue of certificate in case of minority. 23. Issue of certificates to Indian Christians. SECTIONS 24. Form of certificate. 25. Solemnization of marriage. 26. Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months. PART IV REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION 27. Marriages when to be registered. 28. Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England. 29. Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry. Contents of returns. 30. Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome. 31. Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland. 32. Certain marriages to be registered in duplicate. 33. Entries of such marriages to be signed and attested. 34. Certificate to be forwarded to Marriage Registrar, copied and sent to Registrar General. 35. Copies of certificates to be entered and numbered. 36. Registrar to add number of entry to certificate, and send to Registrar General. 37. Registration of marriages between Indian Christians, by persons referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of section 5. Custody and disposal of register-book. PART V LaCod® MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY, OR IN THE PRESENCE OF, A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR 38. Notice of intended marriage before Marriage Registrar. 39. Publication of notice. 40. Notice to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice Book. 41. Certificate of notice given and oath made. Proviso. 42. Oath before issue of certificate. 43. Petition to High Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days. Order on petition. 44. Consent of father or guardian. Protest against issue of certificate. Effect of protest. 45. Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent. Procedure on petition. 46. Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate. Procedure on petition. 47. [Repealed.]. 48. Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person for bidding. Procedure on petition. 49. Liability for frivolous protest against issue of certificate. 50. Form of certificate. 51. Solemnization of marriage after issue of certificate. 52. When marriage not had within two months after notice, new notice required. 53. Marriage Registrar may ask for particulars to be registered. 54. Registration of marriages solemnized under part V. SECTIONS 55. Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General. Custody of register-book. 56. [Repealed.]. 57. Registrars to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood by Indian Christians. 58. Indian Christians to be made to understand declarations. 59. Registration of marriages between Indian Christians. PART VI MARRIAGE OF INDIAN CH

Sections

Type to filter. 84 sections.

1. 1Short title
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 10Time for solemnizing marriage
11. 11Place for solemnizing marriage
12. 12Notice of intended marriage
13. 13
14. 14Notice of intended marriage in private dwelling
15. 15Sending copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party is a minor
16. 16Procedure on receipt of notice
17. 17Issue of certificate of notice given and declaration made
18. 18Declaration before issue of certificate
19. 19Consent of father, or guardian, or mother
20. 20Power to prohibit by notice issue of certificate
21. 21
22. 22Issue of certificate in case of minority
23. 23Issue of certificates to Indian Christians
24. 24Form of certificate
25. 25Solemnization of marriage
26. 26Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months
27. 27
28. 28Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England
29. 29Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry
30. 30Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome
31. 31
32. 32Certain marriages to be registered in duplicate
33. 33
34. 34Certificate to be forwarded to Marriage Registrar, copied and sent to Registrar General
35. 35
36. 36
37. 37
38. 38Notice of intended marriage before Marriage Registrar
39. 39
40. 40Notice to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice Book
41. 41Certificate of notice given and oath made
42. 42
43. 43Petition to High Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days
44. 44Consent of father or guardian
45. 45
46. 46Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate
47. 47
48. 48Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding
49. 49Liability for frivolous protest against issue of certificate
50. 50Form of certificate
51. 51Solemnization of marriage after issue of certificate
52. 52When marriage not had within two months after notice, new notice required
53. 53Marriage Registrar may ask for particulars to be registered
54. 54Registration of marriages solemnized under part V
55. 55
56. 56
57. 57Registrars to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood by Indian Christians
58. 58Indian Christians to be made to understand declarations
59. 59Registration of marriages between Indian Christians
60. 60
61. 61Grant of certificate
62. 63Searches in register book and copies of entries
63. 64Books in which marriages of Indian Christians under Part I or Part III are registered
64. 65
65. 67Forbidding, by false personation issue of certificate by Marriage Registrar
66. 69Solemnizing marriage out of proper time, or without witnesses
67. 70Solemnizing without notice or within fourteen days after notice, marriage with minor
68. 71Issuing certificate, or marrying, without publication of notice
69. 72
70. 73
71. 74Unlicensed person granting certificate pretending to be licensed
72. 75Destroying or falsifying register-books
73. 76Limitation of prosecutions under Act
74. 77What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in accordance with Act
75. 78Corrections of errors
76. 79Searches and copies of entries
77. 80Certified copy of entry in marriage-register, etc., to be evidence
78. 82
79. 83Power to make rules
80. 84
81. 85Power to declare who shall be District Judge
82. 86
83. 87Saving of Consular marriages
84. 88Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees