Section 31: Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland.

The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872Central Act · Act 15 of 1872

Every Clergyman of the Church of Scotland shall keep a register of marriages,

and shall register therein, according to the tabular form set forth in the Third Schedule hereto annexed, every marriage which he solemnizes under this Act,

and shall forward quarterly to the [Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages], through the Senior Chaplain of the Church of Scotland, returns, similar to those prescribed in section 29, of all such marriages.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872
Section	31
Marginal note	Registration and returns of marriages solemnized by Clergymen of Church of Scotland.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 6 of 1886. . Subs. by Act 6 of 1886, s. 30, for "Secretary to the Local Government".

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