Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-07-18

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

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 40: Notice to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice Book.
    The Marriage Registrar shall file all such notices and keep them with the records of his office,
     and shall also forthwith enter a true copy of all such notices in a book to be furnished to him for that purpose by the State Government, and to be called the "Marriage Notice Book";
     and the Marriage Notice Book shall be open at all reasonable times, without fee, to all persons desirous of inspecting the same.
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