Section 3: Registration of marriages.

The Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Marriages Registration Act, 1981Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 22 of 1981

(1) Every marriage contracted between Muslims after the commencement of this Act, shall be registered as hereinafter provided, within thirty days from the conclusion of the Nikah Ceremony.

(2) In the case of each such marriage, the duty of causing it to be registered is hereby imposed upon the following persons concerned in the marriage :––

(a) the bridegroom or the person who consented to the marriage on his behalf ;

(b) the bride or the person who consented to the marriage on her behalf ; and

(3) It shall be the duty of the person specified in sub-section (2) to deliver personally or by registered post a copy of Nikah-Nama or where no Nikah-Nama is written, a copy of memorandum in the form contained in the Schedule duly filled in by the person specified in clause (c) of sub-section (2) to the Sub-Registrar of the Sub-district in which the marriage is contracted.

(4) There shall be recorded on every copy of Nikah-Nama or memorandum, as the case may be, the amount of dower prompt and deferred separately as also the manner of payment thereof.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Marriages Registration Act, 1981
Section	3
Marginal note	Registration of marriages.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

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