Marriage by Registrars Act 1852, 5 of 1852, (Rep., Act 15 of 1872)

Section XI. Every Marriage solemnized under the povisions of the

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

XI. Every Marriage solemnized under the povisions of the said XII. When h - . ==> picture [6 x 23] intentionally omitted <== t XII. When ally Native Christian is mwrid under tlw provisions Declarations ntade[of the said Act of Parliamenb the party solemnizingsthe ] at the Marriage to be translated `to` N ~ .[said Marriage shall %3certai,n wh&her such Native ] [Chris- ] tive Christians. tian understands the English language, and ifh he does not, the party solemnizing the said Marriage -shall, ; at1 the tirne of the solemnieation thereof, translake, or cause to be trandated, to such Native Christian, in the lnnguage of such Native Christian, both the declarations made at such Marriage in pursuance of Section IX. of the said Act of Parliament. XIII. After any Marriage `b s` been soiemnked under the said Act of Parliament, `iC` shall not be neoeemry, in support-of such Proof as to Not e r r Marriage, to give a y proof in respect `of` the Notice of Hours of Marriage, kc., not necessary to Marriage, or the Certificate, or the translation thereof reestablish Marriage. spectively, or in. respect of the hours between which any Narriage may be yesolemized, `OF` in 4 ~ 8 p e ~ t `tO` .the seisl., immslations of the +wid de~lmtions in Section X-K:. `of` the s k & Adad. P a ~ 1 h e n t conhined, nor sha-il any e-videneebe given to prove ihei.contrarg., in any suit touchh g the validity of <such Marqiage. 8 establish Marriage. spectively, or in. respect of the hours between which any XIV. Every Marriage Regktrar who shall knowingly and wilfdy issue any Certificahe for Mmiag;e after %he expihion af penalties. three Calendar months after the Notice shall have been entered by him as laforesaid, oo who+hall keowingly a d wilfully issue, -wikhout the order of a competent Court authorizing him so to do, any Certificate for Marriage where one of the parties intending Marriage (not being a widower or widow) is under twenty-one years of age before the eqirahion af fourteen days after the mkry of suoh Not.iee, or any .Certificate the issue of which shall have been fwbidden .as aforesaid by any person authorized to forbid the issue thereof, sha1Lbe guilty of felony. And every person who shall knowingly and wilfully sdemnize. any Mar- riage ACT No. V. OF 1852. riage under tho provisions of the said Act of Parliament in the absence of a Registrar of the District in which such Marriage is solemnized, or who shall knowingly and wiwilly solemnize any Marriage where one of the parties to such Marriage (not being a widower or widow) is under twenty-one years of age withinrfourteen days after the entry of the Notice of Marriage, no order for the issue of a Certificate in less than fourteen days having;been'made by a conlpetent Court, shall be guilty of felony.

Source: India Code