The Indian Christian Marriage Act

Short title

[Repealed.]

Interpretation-clause

Marriages to be solemnized according to Act

Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized

Grant and revocation of licenses to solemnize marriages

Marriage Registrars

[Omitted.]

Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians

Time for solemnizing marriage

Place for solemnizing marriage

Notice of intended marriage

Publication of such notice

Notice of intended marriage in private dwelling

Sending copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party is a minor

Procedure on receipt of notice

Issue of certificate of notice given and declaration made

Declaration before issue of certificate

Consent of father, or guardian, or mother

Power to prohibit by notice issue of certificate

Issue of certificate in case of minority

Issue of certificates to Indian Christians

Form of certificate

Solemnization of marriage

Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months

Marriages when to be registered

Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England

Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry

Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome

Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland

Certain marriages to be registered in duplicate

Entries of such marriages to be signed and attested

Certificate to be forwarded to Marriages Registrar, copied and sent to Registrar General

Copies of certificates to be entered and numbered

Registrar to add number of entry to certificate, and send to Registrar General

Registration of marriages between Indian Christians, by persons referred to in clauses (1), (2) and  (3) of section 5

Notice of intended marriage before Marriage Registrar

Publication of notice

Notice to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice Book

Certificate of notice given and oath made

Oath before issue of certificate

Petition to High Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days

Consent of father or guardian

Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent

Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate

Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding

Liability for frivolous protest against issue of certificate

Solemnization of marriage after issue of certificate

When marriage not had within two months after notice, new notice required

Marriage Registrar may ask for particulars to be registered

Registration of marriages solemnized under part V

Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General

Registrars to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood by Indian Christians

Indian Christians to be made to understand declarations

Registration of marriages between Indian Christians

On what conditions marriages of Indian Christians may be certified

Grant of certificate

Keeping of register-book and deposit of extracts therefrom with Registrar General

Searches in register-book and copies of entries

Books in which marriages Indian Christians under Part I or Part III are registered

Part VI not to apply to Roman Catholics

False oath, declaration, notice or certificate for procuring marriage

Forbidding, by false personation issue of certificate by Marriage Registrar

Solemnizing marriage without due authority

Solemnizing marriage out of proper time, or without witnesses

Solemnizing without notice or within fourteen days after notice, marriage with minor

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

Issuing certificate after expiry of notice, or, in case of minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against authorized prohibition

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

Unlicensed person granting certificate pretending to be license

Destroying or falsifying register-book

Limitation of prosecutions under Ac

What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in accordance with Ac

Corrections of errors

Searches and copies of entrie

Certified copy of entry in marriage register, etc., to be evidenc

Certificates of certain marriages to be sent to Central Government

State Government to prescribe fees

Power to make rule

Omitted.

Power to declare who shall be District Judg

Omitted

Saving of Consular marriage

Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees

All sections

After the issue of the certificate by the Minister, marriage may be
solemnized between the persons therein described according to such form or ceremony as the Minister
thinks fit to adopt:

Provided that the marriage be solemnized in the presence of at least two witnesses besides the
Minister.

LAWGIST

# 25 Solemnization of marriage