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15/1872 - The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 ▶

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 Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title.
2	[Repealed.].
3	Interpretation-clause.
4	Marriages to be solemnized according to Act.
5	Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized.
6	Grant and revocation of licenses to solemnize marriages.
7	Marriage Registrars.
8	[Omitted.].
9	Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians.
10	Time for solemnizing marriage.
11	Place for solemnizing marriage.
12	Notice of intended marriage.
13	Publication of such notice.
14	Notice of intended marriage in private dwelling.
15	Sending copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party is a minor.
16	Procedure on receipt of notice.
17	Issue of certificate of notice given and declaration made.
18	Declaration before issue of certificate.
19	Consent of father, or guardian, or mother.
20	Power to prohibit by notice issue of certificate.
21	Procedure on receipt of notice.
22	Issue of certificate in case of minority.
23	Issue of certificates to Indian Christians.
24	Form of certificate.
25	Solemnization of marriage.
26	Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months.
27	Marriages when to be registered.
28	Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England.
29	Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry.
30	Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome.
31	Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland.
32	Certain marriages to be registered in duplicate.
33	Entries of such marriages to be signed and attested.
34	Certificate to be forwarded to Marriages Registrar, copied and sent to Registrar General.
35	Copies of certificates to be entered and numbered.
36	Registrar to add number of entry to certificate, and send to Registrar General.
37	Registration of marriages between Indian Christians, by persons referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of section 5.
38	Notice of intended marriage before Marriage Registrar.
39	Publication of notice.
40	Notice to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice Book.
41	Certificate of notice given and oath made.
42	Oath before issue of certificate.
43	Petition to High Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days.
44	Consent of father or guardian.
45	Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent.
46	Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate.
47	[Omitted.].
48	Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding.
49	Liability for frivolous protest against issue of certificate.
50	Form of certificate.
51	Solemnization of marriage after issue of certificate.
52	When marriage not had within two months after notice, new notice required.
53	Marriage Registrar may ask for particulars to be registered.
54	Registration of marriages solemnized under part V.
55	Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General.
56	[Omitted.].
57	Registrars to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood by Indian Christians.
58	Indian Christians to be made to understand declarations.
59	Registration of marriages between Indian Christians.
60	On what conditions marriages of Indian Christians may be certified.
61	Grant of certificate.
62	Keeping of register-book and deposit of extracts therefrom with Registrar General.
63	Searches in register-book and copies of entries.
64	Books in which marriages Indian Christians under Part I or Part III are registered.
65	Part VI not to apply to Roman Catholics.
66	False oath, declaration, notice or certificate for procuring marriage.
67	Forbidding, by false personation issue of certificate by Marriage Registrar.
68	Solemnizing marriage without due authority.
69	Solemnizing marriage out of proper time, or without witnesses.
70	Solemnizing without notice or within fourteen days after notice, marriage with minor.
71	Issuing certificate, or marrying, without publication of notice; Marrying after expiry of notice; Solemnizing, marriage with minor within fourteen days, without authority of Court, or without sending copy of notice; issuing certificate against authorized prohibition
72	Issuing certificate after expiry of notice, or, in case of minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against authorized prohibition.
73	Persons authorized to solemnize marriage (other than Clergy of Churches of England, Scotland or Rome); issuing certificate, or marrying, without publishing notice, or after expiry of certificate; issuing certificate for, or solemnizing, marriage with minor, within fourteen days after notice; issuing certificate authorizedly forbidden; solemnizing marriage authorizedly forbidden;
74	Unlicensed person granting certificate pretending to be licensed
75	Destroying or falsifying register-books
76	Limitation of prosecutions under Act
77	What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in accordance with Act
78	Corrections of errors.
79	Searches and copies of entries
80	Certified copy of entry in marriage register, etc., to be evidence
81	Certificates of certain marriages to be sent to Central Government.
82	State Government to prescribe fees.
83	Power to make rules
84	Omitted..
85	Power to declare who shall be District Judge
86	Omitted.
87	Saving of Consular marriages
88	Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees.