Section 12
Place and form of solemnization.
The Special Marriage Act, 1954
About this Act
An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce.
(1) The marriage may be solemnized at the office of the
Marriage Officer, or at such other place within a reasonable distance therefrom as the parties may desire,
and upon such conditions and the payment of such additional fees as may be prescribed.
(2) The marriage may be solemnized in any form which the parties may choose to adopt:
Provided that it shall not be complete and binding on the parties unless each party says to the other in the presence of the Marriage Officer and the three witnesses and in any language understood by the parties,-- "I, (A), take the (B), to be my lawful wife (or husband)".
(2) The marriage may be solemnized in any form which the parties may choose to adopt:
Provided that it shall not be complete and binding on the parties unless each party says to the other in the presence of the Marriage Officer and the three witnesses and in any language understood by the parties,-- "I, (A), take the (B), to be my lawful wife (or husband)".