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The Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998

Maharashtra

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.

Act number
20 of 1999
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Public Health Department
Enacted
15 Apr 1999

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23 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Appointment of Registrar of marriage bureaus and of marriages.
  4. Section 4Marriage bureaus and marriages to be registered.
  5. Section 5Registration of marriage bureaus.
  6. Section 6Duty of husband to submit memorandum for registration of marriage.
  7. Section 7Power to refuse registration and report to Registrar General.
  8. Section 8Appellate powers of Registrar General.
  9. Section 9Appeal from order under section 8.
  10. Section 10Non-registration not to invalidate the marriage.
  11. Section 11Responsibility of employers etc., of verification of marriage registration certificate.
  12. Section 12Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 6 or of any other section or for making false statements in memorandum.
  13. Section 13Sanction for prosecution.
  14. Section 14Register to be open for public inspection and copies of certified extracts to be given.
  15. Section 15Registration of marriage where a party is a minor.
  16. Section 16Registrar to furnish duplicate copy of the registration certificate to the Registrar General.
  17. Section 17Registrar to be public servant.
  18. Section 18Indemnity to persons acting under this Act.
  19. Section 19Power to make rules.
  20. Section 20Savings.
  21. Section 21Repeal.
  22. Section 22Power of Government to give directions.
  23. Section 23Power to remove difficulty.