Section 30

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

The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872

  • Act 15 of 1872
  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the solemnization in India of the marriages of Christians.

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    Every marriage solemnized by a Clergyman of the Church of Rome shall be registered by the person and according to the form directed in that behalf by the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese or Vicariate in which such marriage is solemnized,
     and such person shall forward quarterly to the 1[Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages] returns of the entries of all marriages registered by him during the three months next preceding.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 6 of 1886, s. 30, for "Secretary to the Local Government"..

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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