(1) In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- a) "Marriage" means and includes all marriages solemnized between a male and a female, irrespective of the religion or caste of either party to the marriage and also includes a remarriage under any of the following Act, custom or laws, namely :-
(i) the Special Marriage Act, 1954;
(ii) the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955);
(iii) the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872);
(iv) the Muslim Personal Law (shariat) Application Act, 1937 (26 of 1937) ;
(v) the Anand Marriage Act, 1909 (7 of 1909);
(vi) the kazis Act, 1880;
(vii) the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969; or
(viii) the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936
(ix) any other custom or personal law relating to marriage.
b) "Local authority" means Gram Panchayat or Municipality or Municipal Corporation as the case may be
(c) "Government" means Government of Jharkhand.
d) "Foreign national" means any person who is not a citizen of India and shall include Persons of India Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI).
e) "Register" means a register of marriages maintained under this Act.
4. Application of other laws not barred- save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force, except to the extent the provisions of other laws are inconsistent with any provisions of this Act.
5. The State Government may by notification in the official Gazettee make rules for carring out the purposes of this Act for all any of the matter mentioned below.
(a) The form of submitting online application for Compulsory Marriage Registration.
(b) The fee, fine and penalty to be paid under this Act and the manner of its payment.
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(c) The condition and circumstances in which entries may be corrected or cancelled regarding marriage registration.
(d) Any other matter required to be prescribed by or under this Act.
Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be before the State Legislature for its approval.
CHAPTER II REGISTRATION-AUTHORITIES
5. Registrar General-Marriages- (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette designate an officer as Registrar General of Marriages for the State of Jharkhand to monitor and review the effective implementation of this Act.
2) The State Government shall also appoint such other officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the purpose of discharging duties under the superintendence and direction of the Registrar General and such other functions of the Registrar General under this Act as he may, from time to time, authorize them to discharge.
(3) The Registrar General shall be the chief executive authority in the state for carrying into execution the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made there under subject to the directions, if any, given by the state Government.
(4) The Registrar General shall take steps, by the issue of suitable instructions or order, to co-ordinate, and supervise the work of registration of marriages in the State and for securing an efficient system for Marriage Registration within the state.