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The Indian Marriage Act 1865, 5 of 1865, (Rep., Act 15 of 1872)

25 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Qua,rterly retu~ns to Archdeaconry
  2. 2Every person solem~izizing a marriage under this Act and hereby required to register the same, and *
  3. 3From and after the commenceiaent of this Act, Act No. XXV
  4. 6Whenever a marriage is not solemxized within two months after the certificate to be void date of the
  5. 10Marriages solemnized before 1st May 1865 by certain persons to be deemed valid
  6. 11Notice of intended marriage
  7. 16Appoi~itment of Senior Marriage Registrar,
  8. 18I n caseof minority certificate not to issue until fourteen days after receipt of 11 ot,ice
  9. 19Decla~ation to be macle before issuc of certific:~te
  10. 21Every person whose consent to a marriage is required as aforesaid, What persons may[is hereby author
  11. 26Whenever a marriage is not solemxized within two months after the certificate to be void date of the
  12. 29All marriages solemnized in India f~om and after the commellceinei~t Marriages .pith
  13. 30Registration of ma.l.ria,ges solemnized by Clergyrncn of the Church of Englancl
  14. 31Qua,rterly retu~ns to Archdeaconry
  15. 38Registrar to add number of entry of copy to the certificate, and send same to Govenlment. '
  16. 39Custody and disposal of Register Book of marriages solemllized under Part V of this Act
  17. 40Transmission of certificates of certain marriages to Secretaiy of 'State for India
  18. 42Every person solem~izizing a marriage under this Act and hereby required to register the same, and *
  19. 43Apl)ropriaiion of fees
  20. 44Certified copy of e n i ~ . ~ ~
  21. 45Tl~ese lxovisio~ls ]lot to apply t o `licgistc~a OT` certificates cjf ccrinin marriages solelvl~ized l,?; &larl.iage R.egistrars
  22. 49On marriage (the conditions having been fhfilled), licensed person to grant a certificate thereof
  23. 51Register Book to be kept
  24. 57VCTlioever sliall, fiom and after the commencement of this Act, knowingly and milfully solemnize a m
  25. 61Whoever, being a person authorized under the prcvisiolls of this Act Pnnis!,ment for per-[to solerni