Act 7 of 1949

Preamble

CON Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. Date : 24th June 1949 Orissa Act No. 7 of 1949 *THE ORISSA MUHAMMEDAN MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES REGISTRATION ACT, 1949 [Received the assent of the Governor on the 8th June 1949, first published in Orissa Gazette, dated the 24th June 1949 ] AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF MUHAMMEDAN MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES IN THE STATE OF ORISSA. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the voluntary registration of marriages and divorces among Muhammedans in the State of Orissa; It is hereby enacted as follows : in'e

Sections

Type to filter. 27 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3State Government may grant licences to Registrar
4. 4Muhammedan Registrar to use seal
5. 5State Government to provide seal and books
6. 6Muhammedan Registrar to keep registers
7. 7Entries to be numbered
8. 8Applications by whom to be made
9. 9Duties of Muhammedan Registrar on application
10. 10Muhammedan Registrar may receive gratuity
11. 11Entries by whom to be signed
12. 12Copies of entry to be given to parties
13. 13Index to be kept
14. 14Particulars to be shown in index
15. 15Index may be inspected and copies of entries in registers taken
16. 16Fees for inspection and copies
17. 17Muhammedan Registrar to be subject to control of District Registrar
18. 18Inspector-General of Registration to exercise general superintendence
19. 19Rules to be approved by State Government and published in Gazette
20. 20Refusal to register to be recorded
21. 21Appeal against refusal to register
22. 22Copies of entries to be sent monthly to Registrar of District
23. 23Registers to be made over
24. 24State Government may prescribe rules
25. 25Muhammedan Registrar a Public Officer
26. 26Savings
27. 27Repeal and savings

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