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Christian Marriage Act, 1872
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SECTIONS:
PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title. Extent.
2.
[Repealed.]
3.
Interpretation-clause.
PART I
THE PEROSNS 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 marriage.
7.
Marriage Registrars.
senior Marriage Registrar.
Magistrate when to be Marriage Registrar.
8.
[Omitted.]
9.
Licensing of persons to grant certificates of marriage between Native 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 certificate to Native 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 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 Native 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.
[Omitted.]
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.
[Omitted.]
48.
Petition when registrar doubts authority of person forbidding.
Procedure on petition.
Reference when Marriage Registrar in Acceding State doubts authority of person forbidding.
Procedure on reference.
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 marriage solemnized under part v.
55.
Certificates to be sent monthly to Registrar General.
custody of register-book.
56.
[Omitted.]
57.
Registrars to ascertain that notice and certificate are understood by Native Christians
58.
Native Christians to be made to understand declarations.
59.
Registration of marriages between Native Christians.
PART VI
MARRIAGE OF NATIVE CHRISTIANS
60.
On what conditions marriages of Native 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 Native 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
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.
Saving of marriages solemnized under special license.
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 auth
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
74.
Unlicensed person granting certificate pretending to be licensed.
75.
Destroying or falsifying register-books.
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.
Correction 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 for Federal Government.
82.
Provincial 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.
SCHEDULE I.
NOTICE OF MARRIAGE
SCHEDULE II.
CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE
SCHEDULE III.
FORM OF REGISTER OF MARRIAGES
SCHEDULE IV.
MARRIAGE REGISTER-BOOK.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
SCHEDULE V.
[Repealed.]
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