After the commencement of this Act, it shall be compulsory for all people mentioned in section 10, to get their marriage registered in the office of Marriage Registrar of that particular jurisdiction, within one year of the solemnisation of marriage. But for those couple who have got their marriage registered under any other Act such as Special Marriage Act, 1954, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Anand Vivah Act, 1909, Kazi Act, 1880, Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, or any other Act for the time being in force, or marriage solemnized before commencement of this Act, the registration of marriage under this Act will be only optional and not compulsory.
Section 22: Time Limit of Compulsory Registration of Marriage
The Jharkhand Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2017State Act of Jharkhand · Act 4 of 2018
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Jharkhand Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Section | 22 |
| Marginal note | Time Limit of Compulsory Registration of Marriage |
| Jurisdiction | State of Jharkhand |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
Find the provision, not just read it
The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:
- Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
- Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
- Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
- Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you
Free account. No card. About a minute to create.
Create a free accountNeed this as data, not as a page? The Jharkhand Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2017 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.