Section 3
Marriage Officers.
The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969
About this Act
An Act to make provision relating to marriages of citizens of India outside India.
For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may, by notification in
the Official Gazette, appoint such of its diplomatic or consular officers as it may think fit to be Marriage
Officers for any foreign country.
Explanation.--In this section, "diplomatic officer" means an ambassador, envoy, minister, high commissioner, commissioner, charge d' affairs or other diplomatic representative or a counsellor or secretary of an embassy, legation or high commission.
Explanation.--In this section, "diplomatic officer" means an ambassador, envoy, minister, high commissioner, commissioner, charge d' affairs or other diplomatic representative or a counsellor or secretary of an embassy, legation or high commission.