Meghalaya Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2012 (Act No. 13 of 2012)
Bare Act · 2012
- Act number
- 13 of 2012
- Enacted
- 14 September 2012
- Contents
- 23 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Every Marriage in the state to be registered
- Section 3A – Special for marriages under various personal laws
- Section 3B – Application of the provision of this Act
- Section 4 – Appointment of Registrars of Marriages (preview)
- Section 5 – Memorandum of Marriage (preview)
- Section 6 – Memorandum of marriage submitted after 30 days (preview)
- Section 7 – Marriage certification to be given to the couple (preview)
- Section 8 – Registrar to keep registers in the prescribed form (preview)
- Section 9 – Search of Register (preview)
- Section 10 – Register to be open for public inspection (preview)
- Section 11 – Registrar to send periodical returns to the registrar general for compilation (preview)
- Section 12 – Non-registration not to invalidate marriage (preview)
- Section 13 – Penalty for failing to register a Marriage (preview)
- Section 14 – Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 4, 5 and 6 or for making false statement in memorandum (preview)
- Section 15 – Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering Register (preview)
- Section 16 – Offences under this Act summarily triable by a Magistrate (preview)
- Section 17 – Cognizance of offence under the Act (preview)
- Section 18 – Registrar to be public servant (preview)
- Section 19 – Protection for action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 20 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 21 – Application No Provisions not to be derogatory to certain laws (preview)