Every Registrar and every employee in the office of the Registrar shall, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
Section 17: Registrar to be public servant.
The Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998State Act of Maharashtra · Act 20 of 1999
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Section | 17 |
| Marginal note | Registrar to be public servant. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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