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 83: Power to make rules
    1[(1) ]The State Government 2 [may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules] in regard to the disposal of the fees mentioned in section 82, the supply of register-books, and the preparation and submission of returns of marriages solemnized under this Act.
     3[(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.]
Notes:
1. Section 83 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 20 of 1983, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-3-1984).
2. Subs. by s. 2 and the Schedule, ibid., for "may make rules" (w.e.f. 15-3-1984).
3. Ins. by s. 2 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-3-1984).
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