CONTENTS
SECTIONS
4. Marriages to be solemnized according to Act
5. Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized
6. Grant and revocation of licenses to solemnize marriage
Magistrate when to be Marriage Registrar
9. Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Native 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 Native Christians
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 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
Custody and disposal of register-book
38. Notice of intended marriage before Marriage Registrar
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
44. Consent of father or guardian
Protest against issue of certificate
45. Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent
46. Petition where Marriage Registrar refuses certificate. Procedure on petition
48. Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding
49. Liability for frivolous protest against issue 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 marriage solemnized under Part V
55. Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General.
57. Registrars to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood by Native Christians
58. Native Christians to be made to understand declarations
59. Registration of marriages between Native Christians
60. On what conditions marriages of Native Christians may be certified
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 of Native Christians under Part I or Part III are registered
65. Part VI not to apply to Roman Catholics Saving of certain marriages
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
Saving of marriages solemnized under special license
70. Solemnizing without notice or within fourteen days after notice, marriage with minor
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 licensed
75. Destroying or falsifying register-books
76. Limitation of prosecutions under Act
77. What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in accordance with Act
79. Searches and copies of entries
80. Certified copy of entry in marriage-register, etc., to be evidence
81. Certificates of certain marriages for Government
82. Government to prescribe fees
85. Power to declare who shall be District Judge
87. Saving of Consular marriages
88. Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees
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