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Indian
Christian Marriage Act, 1872 |
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Preamble |
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PRELIMINARY |
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Short
title |
| 2. |
Enactments
repealed |
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Interpretation-clause |
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PART I - THE PERSONS BY WHOM MARRIAGES
MAY BE SOLEMNIZED |
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Marriages
to be solemnized according to Act |
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Persons
by whom marriages may be solemnized |
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Grant
and revocation of licenses to solemnize marriages |
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Marriage
Registrars |
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Marriage
Registrars in Indian States |
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Licensing
of persons to grant certificates of marriage between
Indian Christians |
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PART II - TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH MARRIAGES
MAY BE SOLEMNIZED |
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Time
for solemnizing marriage |
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Place
for solemnizing marriage |
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PART III - MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS
OF RELIGION LICENSED UNDER THIS ACT |
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Notice
of intended marriage |
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Publication
of such notice |
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Notice
of intended marriage in private dwelling |
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Sending
copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party
is a minor |
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Procedure
on receipt of notice |
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Issue
of certificate of notice given and declaration made |
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Declaration
before issue of certificate |
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Consent
of father or guardian or mother |
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Power
to prohibit by notice issue of certificate |
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Procedure
on receipt of notice |
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Issue
of certificate in case of minority |
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Issue
of certificates of Indian Christians |
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Form
of certificate |
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Solemnization
of marriage |
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Certificate
void if marriage not solemnized within two months |
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PART IV - REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED
BY MINISTER OR RELIGION |
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Marriages
when to be registered |
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Registration
of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of
England |
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Quarterly
returns to Archdeaconry |
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Registration
and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen
of Church of Rome |
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Registration
and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen
of Church of Scotland |
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Certain
marriages to be registered in duplicate |
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Entries
of such marriages to be signed and attested |
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Certificate
to be forwarded to Marriage Registrar, copied and
sent to Registrar-General |
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Copies
of certificates to be entered and numbered |
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Registrar
to add number of entry to certificate, and send
to Registrar-General |
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Registration
of marriages between Indian Christians by persons
referred to in clauses |
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PART V - MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY, OR IN
THE PRESENCE OF, A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR |
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Notice
of intended marriage before Marriage Registrar |
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Publication
of notice |
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Notice
to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice
Book |
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Certificate
of notice given and oath made |
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Oath
before issue of certificate |
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Petition
to High Court to order certificate in less than
fourteen days |
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Consent
of father or guardian |
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Petition
where person whose consent is necessary is insane
or unjustly withholds consent |
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Petition
when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate |
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Petition
when Marriage Registrar in Indian State refuses
certificate |
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Petition
when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding |
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Liability
for frivolous protest against issue of certificate |
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Form
of certificate |
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Solemnization
of marriage after issue of certificate |
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When
marriage not had within two months after notice,
new notice required |
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Marriage
Registrar may ask for particulars to be registered |
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Registration
of marriages solemnized under Part V |
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Certificates
to be sent monthly to Registrar-General |
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Officers
to whom Registrar in Indian States shall send certificates |
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Registrars
to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood
by Indian Christians |
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Indian
Christian to be made to understand declarations |
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Registration
of marriages between Indian Christians |
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PART VI - MARRIAGE OF INDIAN CHRISTIANS |
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On
what conditions marriages of Indian Christians may
be certified |
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Grant
of certificate |
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Keeping
of register-book and deposit of extracts therefrom
with Registrar- General |
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Searches
in register-book and copies of entries |
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Books
in which marriages of Indian Christians under Part
I or Part III are registered |
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Part
VI not to apply to Roman Catholics |
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PART VII - PENALTIES |
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False
oath, declaration, notice or certificate for procuring
marriage |
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Forbidding
by false personation, issue of certificate by Marriage
Registrar |
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Solemnizing
marriage without due authority |
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Solemnizing
marriage out of proper time, or without witnesses |
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Solemnizing
without notice or within fourteen days after notice,
marriage with minor |
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Issuing
certificate, or marrying, without publication of
notice |
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Issuing
certificate after expiry of notice, or in case of
minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against
authorized prohibition |
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Persons
authorized to solemnize marriage (other than Clergy
of Churches of England, Scotland or Rome) |
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Unlicensed
person granting certificate pretending to be licensed |
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Destroying
or falsifying register-books |
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Limitation
of prosecutions under Act |
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PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS |
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What
matters need not be proved in respect of marriage
in accordance with Act |
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Corrections
of errors |
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Searches
and copies of entries |
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Certified
copy of entry in marriage-register, etc., to be
evidence |
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Certificates
of certain marriage to be sent to Central Government |
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State
Government to prescribe fees |
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Power
to make rules |
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Power
to prescribe fees and rules for Indian States |
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Power
to declare who shall be District Judge |
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Powers
and functions exercisable as regards Indian States |
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Saving
of Consular marriages |
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Non-validation
of marriages within prohibited degrees |
