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The Meghalaya Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2012 (Act No. 13 of 2012)

Meghalaya

The Meghalaya Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2012 (Act No. 13 of 2012)

Act number
13 of 2012
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
14 Sep 2012

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23 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Every Marriage in the state to be registered
  4. Section 3ASpecial for marriages under various personal laws
  5. Section 3BApplication of the provision of this Act
  6. Section 4Appointment of Registrars of Marriages
  7. Section 5Memorandum of Marriage.
  8. Section 6Memorandum of marriage submitted after 30 days
  9. Section 7Marriage certification to be given to the couple.
  10. Section 8Registrar to keep registers in the prescribed form.
  11. Section 9Search of Register.
  12. Section 10Register to be open for public inspection.
  13. Section 11Registrar to send periodical returns to the registrar general for compilation.
  14. Section 12Non-registration not to invalidate marriage.
  15. Section 13Penalty for failing to register a Marriage.
  16. Section 14Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 4, 5 and 6 or for making false statement in memorandum.
  17. Section 15Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering Register.
  18. Section 16Offences under this Act summarily triable by a Magistrate
  19. Section 17Cognizance of offence under the Act.
  20. Section 18Registrar to be public servant.
  21. Section 19Protection for action taken in good faith.
  22. Section 20Power to make rules.
  23. Section 21Application No Provisions not to be derogatory to certain laws.