(i) The Bengal Muhammedan Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1876 (Bengal Act I of 1876) is hereby repealed.
(ii) All orders issued, appointments made, licences granted or anything done under the said Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and be deemed to have been issued, made, granted or done under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
8 Schedule [See Sections 6 and 11] Form 'A'-Book 1 Register of Marriages 1[including marriage of women who have effected divorces of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez] (as provided in Section 6 of the Act for the voluntary registration of Muhammedan marriages and divorces)
1. Consecutive No.............
2. Name of the bridegroom and that of his father, with their respective residences...............
3. Name of the bride and that of her father, with their respective residences...............
4. Whether the bride is a spinster, a widow or divorced by a former husband 1[or has effected a divorce of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez] and whether she is adult or otherwise...................
1[4-A. If the bride has effected a divorce of the kind known as Talaq-itafweez particulars of the document produced to prove the some.............
4-B. if the bride has effected a divorce of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez, the date on which and place where the same was registered with name and residence of the previous husband..............]
5. Name of the guardian of the bridegroom (if the bridegroom be a minor) and that of the guardian's father, with specification of the guardian's residence, and of the relationship in which he stands to the bridegroom,.........
6. Name of the guardian of the bride (if she be a minor) and that of his father, with specification of his residence, and the relationship in which he stands to the bride...........
7. Name of the bride's agent and of his father, and their residences, with specification of the relationship in which the agent stands to the bride....
8. Names of the witnesses to the due authorisation of the bride's agent, with names of their fathers and residences, and specification of the relationship in which they stand to the bride...........
9. Date on which the marriage was contracted, to be given according to the British calendar and according to the era current in the district.
10. Amount of dower...........
11. How much of the dower is mu'wajjal (prompt) and how much mu'wajjal (deferred)................
12. Whether any portion of the dower was paid at the moment, if so, how much ?................
1. Inserted vide Orissa Act XII of 1954 9
13. Whether any property was given in lieu of the whole or any portion of the dower, with specification of the some...............
14. Special conditions, if any.........
15. Names of village or town, police jurisdiction and district in which the marriage took place................
16. Name of the person in whose the marriage ceremony took place, and that of his father..............
17. Date of registration, to be given according to the British calendar...
Form 'B'-Book II Register of divorces, other than those of the kind known as Khula 1[or Talaq-i-tafweez] (provided in Section 6 of the Act for the voluntary registration of Muhammedan marriages and divorces)
1. Consecutive No.............
2. Names of the husband and of his father, and their residences...........
3. Name of the wife and of her father, and their residences.............
4. Date of divorce according to the British calendar and according to the era current in the district.......
5. Description of divorce........
6. Manner in which the divorce was effected..............
7. Name of the village or town, police-jurisdiction and district in which the divorce took place..........
8. Name of the party in whose house the divorce took place, and of his father.......
9. Names of witnesses to the divorce, if any, the names of their fathers, and their respective residences...........
10. Name of party identifying the husband before the Muhammedan Registrar and that of his father, and their residences...........
11. Date of registration to be given according to the British calendar....
Form 'C'-Book III Register of divorces of the kind known as Khula (provided in Section 6 of the Act for the voluntary registration of Muhammedan marriages and divorces)
1. Consecutive No.............
2. Name of the husband and that of his father, and their residences.......
3. Name of the wife and that of her father, and their residences..........
4. Date of Khula-according to the British calendar and according to the era current in the district.............
1. Inserted vide Orissa Act XII of 1954 10
5. Amount of dower............
6. Whether Khula was acknowledged by the wife in person before the Muhammedan Registrar..............
7. If so, name of the party identifying her before the Muhammedan Registrar, and that of father, and their residences, with specification of the relationship which he bears to her, if any........
8. If the Khula be acknowledged before Muhammedan Registrar by the wife's agent, his name and that of his father and their residences, with specification of the relationship which the agent bears to the wife, if any....
9. Names of the two witnesses to the due authorisation of the wife's agent, and those of their fathers, with their residences...........
10. Name of village or town, police-jurisdiction and district where the Khula took place.........
11. Name of the person in whose house the Khula took place, and that of his father............
12. Names of the witnesses, if any, to the divorce being effected, the names of their fathers, and their residences..................
13. Name of the person identifying the husband and that of his father, and their residences...............
14. Date of registration - to be given in the British calendar..........
Form 'D'-Book IV Register of divorces of the kind known as Talaq-i-tafweez (as prescribed by Section 6 of the Act for the voluntary registration of Muhammedan marriages and divorces)
1. Consecutive No.............
2. Name of the husband and that of his father and their residences.....
3. Name of the wife and that of her father and their residences..........
4. Name of the party identifying the wife before the Muhammedan Registrar, and that of his father, and their residences, with specification of the relationship which he bears to her, if any.............
5. Particulars of documents produced to prove delegation of power to the wife to divorce the husband..........
6. Date of Talaq-i-tafweez according to the English style and according to the era current in the district.......
7. Amount of dower...........
8. Name of the village or town, police-jurisdiction and district where the Talaq-i-tafweez took place........
1. Inserted vide Orissa Act XII of 1954 11
9. Name of the person in whose house the Talaq-i-tafweez took place, and that of his father.........
10. Description of Talaq-i-tafweez.............
11. Names of the witnesses and their signatures, to the divorce being effected, the names of their father and their residences...........
12. Date of registration to be given in the English style...........