Section 5. Memorandum of marriage.

(1) The parties to a marriage shall prepare a memorandum in such Form as may be prescribed in duplicate and shall deliver it in person or send in the manner as may be prescribed, to the Registrar of the area where the marriage is performed within ninety days from the date of the marriage: Provided that the memorandum may be delivered or sent to the Registrar within a further period of sixty days after the expiry of the said ninety days with the payment of additional fee as may be prescribed. (2) Nothing in the proviso to sub-section (1) shall affect the liability of any person to any penalty under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 14.