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2. [Repealed.].
3. Interpretation clause.
PART I
THE PERSONS BY WHOM MARRIAGES MAY BE SOLEMNIZED
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.
Senior Marriage Registrar.
Magistrate when to be marriage Registrar.
8. [Repealed.].
9. Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Indian Christians.
PART II
TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH MARRIAGES MAY BE SOLEMNIZED
10. Time for solemnizing marriage.
Exceptions.
11. Place for solemnizing marriage.
Fee for special license.
PART III
MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION LICENSED UNDER THIS ACT
12. Notice of intended marriage.
13. Publication of such notice.
Return or transfer of 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.
Proviso.
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.
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24. Form of certificate.
25. Solemnization of marriage.
26. Certificate void if marriage not solemnized within two months.
PART IV
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION
27. Marriages when to be registered.
28. Registration of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England.
29. Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry.
Contents of returns.
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 Marriage 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.
Custody and disposal of register-book.
PART V
MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY, OR IN THE PRESENCE OF, A MARRIAGE REGISTRAR
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.
Proviso.
42. Oath before issue of certificate.
43. Petition to High Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days.
Order on petition.
44. Consent of father or guardian.
Protest against issue of certificate.
Effect of protest.
45. Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent.
Procedure on petition.
46. Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate.
Procedure on petition.
47. [Repealed.].
48. Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person for bidding.
Procedure on petition.
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.
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55. Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General.
Custody of register-book.
56. [Repealed.].
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.
PART VI
MARRIAGE OF 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 of Indian Christians under Part I or Part III are registered.
65. Part VI not to apply to Roman Catholics.
Saving of certain marriages.
PART VII
PENALTIES