The Himachal Pradesh Registration of Marriages Act, 1996
State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 21 of 199723 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 21 of 1997 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Himachal Pradesh |
| Ministry | Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 23 |
| Subjects | family |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Chief Registrars of Marriages
- Section 4 District Registrars of Marriages
- Section 5 Registrar of Marriages
- Section 6 Every marriage to be registered
- Section 7 Memorandum of marriage
- Section 8 Memorandum of marriages submitted after 30 days
- Section 9 Places of registration of marriages
- Section 10 Voluntary registration of marriages contracted in areas in which this Act is not applicable
- Section 11 Registration of foreign marriages
- Section 12 Non-registration not to invalidate marriages
- Section 13 Maintenance of registers in the prescribed forms
- Section 14 Correction or cancellation of entry in the marriage register
- Section 15 Search of marriage registers
- Section 16 Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 7 or making any false statement in the memorandum
- Section 17 Penalty for failing to file memorandum
- Section 18 Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering marriage register
- Section 19 Registrars to be public servants
- Section 20 Indemnity to persons acting under this Act
- Section 21 Previous sanction of the Government
- Section 22 Power of State Government to make rules
- Section 23 Provisions not to be derogatory to certain laws
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