(1) Any person, aggrieved by the order of Registrar of Marriages refusing to register a marriage under sub-section (5) of section 4, may, within a period of thirty days from the date of passing of such order, appeal to the District Registrar of Marriages in such manner and on payment of such fees, as may be prescribed.
(2) The District Registrar of Marriages may, after giving an opportunity of being heard to the parties concerned, pass an order confirming the order of the Registrar of Marriages or after recording the reasons, in writing, direct the Registrar of Marriages to register the marriage or may pass such order, as he may deem fit.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the order of the District Registrar of Marriages confirming the order of refusal to register a marriage under sub-section (2), may, within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of such order, further appeal to the Chief Registrar of Marriages in such manner and on payment of such fee, as may be prescribed.
Place of registration of marriage.
Appeal.
(4) The Chief Registrar of Marriages, after giving an opportunity of being heard to the party concerned, shall pass an order confirming the order of the District Registrar of Marriages or the Registrar of Marriages concerned or after recording the reasons, in writing, direct the District Registrar of Marriages or the Registrar of Marriages concerned, as the case may be, to register the marriage or shall pass such order, as he may deem fit.
8. No marriage in the State of Punjab shall be deemed to be invalid solely bythe reason or the fact that it was not registered under this Act or that the memorandum was not presented to the Registrar of Marriages or that such memorandum was defective or incorrect.