LawgistThe Indian Christian Marriage Act
86Omitted
[Powers and functions exercisable as regards Indian States.] Omitted by the A.O. 1950.
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- 1 Short title
- 2 [Repealed.]
- 3 Interpretation-clause
- 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
- 8 [Omitted.]
- 9 Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians
- 10 Time for solemnizing marriage
- 11 Place for solemnizing marriage
- 12 Notice of intended marriage
- 13 Publication of such 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
- 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
- 24 Form of certificate
- 25 Solemnization of marriage
- 26 Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months
- 27 Marriages when to be registered
- 28 Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England
- 29 Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry
- 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 Marriages 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
- 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
- 42 Oath before issue of certificate
- 43 Petition to High Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days
- 44 Consent of father or guardian
- 45 Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent
- 46 Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate
- 47 [Omitted.]
- 48 Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding
- 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
- 55 Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General
- 56 [Omitted.]
- 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
- 60 On what conditions marriages of Indian Christians may be certified
- 61 Grant of certificate
- 62 Keeping of register-book and deposit of extracts therefrom with Registrar General
- 63 Searches in register-book and copies of entries
- 64 Books in which marriages Indian Christians under Part I or Part III are registered
- 65 Part VI not to apply to Roman Catholics
- 66 False oath, declaration, notice or certificate for procuring marriage
- 67 Forbidding, by false personation issue of certificate by Marriage Registrar
- 68 Solemnizing marriage without due authority
- 69 Solemnizing marriage out of proper time, or without witnesses
- 70 Solemnizing without notice or within fourteen days after notice, marriage with minor
- 71 Issuing certificate, or marrying, without publication of notice; Marrying after expiry of notice; Solemnizing, marriage with minor within fourteen days, without authority of Court, or without sending copy of notice; issuing certificate against authorized prohibitio
- 72 Issuing certificate after expiry of notice, or, in case of minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against authorized prohibition
- 73 Persons authorized to solemnize marriage (other than Clergy of Churches of England, Scotland or Rome); issuing certificate, or marrying, without publishing notice, or after expiry of certificate; issuing certificate for, or solemnizing, marriage with minor, within fourteen days after notice; issuing certificate authorizedly forbidden; solemnizing marriage authorizedly forbidden
- 74 Unlicensed person granting certificate pretending to be license
- 75 Destroying or falsifying register-book
- 76 Limitation of prosecutions under Ac
- 77 What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in accordance with Ac
- 78 Corrections of errors
- 79 Searches and copies of entrie
- 80 Certified copy of entry in marriage register, etc., to be evidenc
- 81 Certificates of certain marriages to be sent to Central Government
- 82 State Government to prescribe fees
- 83 Power to make rule
- 84 Omitted.
- 85 Power to declare who shall be District Judg
- 86 Omitted
- 87 Saving of Consular marriage
- 88 Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees
