The Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998
State Act of Maharashtra · Act 20 of 199923 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for a comprehensive and stringent law for regulation of marriage bureaus for prevention of malpractices and misuse of marriage registration facility and for compulsory registration of marriages in the State of Maharashtra; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 20 of 1999 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 23 |
| Subjects | family |
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- Section 1 Short title and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Appointment of Registrar of marriage bureaus and of marriages.
- Section 4 Marriage bureaus and marriages to be registered.
- Section 5 Registration of marriage bureaus.
- Section 6 Duty of husband to submit memorandum for registration of marriage.
- Section 7 Power to refuse registration and report to Registrar General.
- Section 8 Appellate powers of Registrar General.
- Section 9 Appeal from order under section 8.
- Section 10 Non-registration not to invalidate the marriage.
- Section 11 Responsibility of employers etc., of verification of marriage registration certificate.
- Section 12 Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 6 or of any other section or for making false statements in memorandum.
- Section 13 Sanction for prosecution.
- Section 14 Register to be open for public inspection and copies of certified extracts to be given.
- Section 15 Registration of marriage where a party is a minor.
- Section 16 Registrar to furnish duplicate copy of the registration certificate to the Registrar General.
- Section 17 Registrar to be public servant.
- Section 18 Indemnity to persons acting under this Act.
- Section 19 Power to make rules.
- Section 20 Savings.
- Section 21 Repeal.
- Section 22 Power of Government to give directions.
- Section 23 Power to remove difficulty.
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