The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872: (15 of 1872) with state amendments with short notes (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishers

THE INDIAN CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE ACT, 1872
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title ^
2. Enactments repealed—[Repealed] , . ' .
3. Interpretation-clause
PdRT 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
8. Marriage Registrars in Indian States—[Repealed]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
11. Place for solemnizing marriage
PART III :
MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY MINISTERS OF RELIGION LICENSED UNDER THIS ACT
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 in 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

45. Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly
withholds consent

21. Procedure on receipt of notice ' *' .
22. Issue of certificate in case of minority
23. Issue of certificate to Indian Christians
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
MINISTER OF RELIGION
27. Marriages when to be registered . . . 10 28. Registration ofmarriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of England 10
29. Quarterly returns to Archdeaconry . . 10
30. Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Rome . 11
31. Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland . , . 11
32. Certain marriages to be registered in duplicate . . . . II
33. Entries of such marriages to be signed and attested . . . -. 11
34. Certificate to be forwarded to Marriage Registrar, copied and sent to Registrar-General . _ . 12
35. Copies of certificates to be entered and numbered . . . 12 36. Registrar to add number of entry to certificate, and send to Registrar-General 12 37. Registration of marriages between Indian Christians by persons referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of section 5 . . . . 12
PARTV 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 . * .
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

46. Petition when Marriage Registrar refuses certificate
47. Petition when Marriage Registrar in Indian State refuses certificate
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. Wlien 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. Certificate to be sent monthly to Registrar-General
56. Officers to whom Registrar in Indian States shall send certificates 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 18
61. Grant of certificate 62. Keeping of register-book and deposit of extracts therefi-om with Registrar-General • - • . 19 63. Searches in register-book and copies of entries. . . . - 20
64. Books in which marriages of Indian Christians under Part 1 or Part 111 are registered 20 65. Part VI not to apply to Roman Catholics 20
FART VII
PENALTIES
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 witliout notice or within fourteen days after notice, marriage with minor . .. . .
71. Issuing certificate, or marrying, without publication of notice

72. Issuing certificate afler 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) 74. Unlicensed person granting certificate pretending to be licensed
75. Destroying or falsifying register-book
76. Limitation of prosecutions under Act

PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS 77. What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in
accordance with Act
78. Corrections or 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 Govemment to prescribe fees
83. Power to make rules
84. [Repealed]
85. Power to declare who shall be District Judge
86. [Repealed]
87. Saving of Consular marriages 88. Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees
SCHEDULE I.—NOTICE OF MARRIAGE
SCHEDULE //.—CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE SCHEDULE ///.—FORM OF REGISTER OF MARRIAGES SCHEDULE /K—MARRIAGE REGISTER BOOK SCHEDULE V.—[Enactments Repealed.]