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Bare Act

The Arunachal Pradesh Recording of Marriage Act 2008

Civil200821 sections

This Act mandates that all marriages solemnized in Arunachal Pradesh after its commencement must be officially recorded, regardless of the personal laws or customs used to perform them. It creates a structured system of government officials, including Chief, District, and Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorders, to oversee the registration process. The main goal is to ensure a complete and accessible public record of marriages, which provides legal protection to couples and allows the state government to effectively monitor and manage family registration within the state.

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  1. 1. Short title Extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Compulsory recording of marriages.
  4. 4. Chief Marriage Recorder.
  5. 5. District Marriage Recorder.
  6. 6. Marriage Reporters.
  7. 7. Procedure for recording of marriage.
  8. 8. Memorandum of marriage submitted after the expiry of the period of sixty days
  9. 9. Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of marriages.
  10. 10. Marriages not invalidated.
  11. 11. Marriage Recorders to keep register in the prescribed form
  12. 12. Inspection of recording offices
  13. 13. Marriage Recorders to send periodical returns to Chief Marriage Recorder for Compilation
  14. 14. Power of Marriage Recorder to obtain information regarding Marriages
  15. 15. Appeals
  16. 16. Marriage Recorders & Marriage Reporters to be deemed to be public servants
  17. 17. Delegation of Powers
  18. 18. Protection of action taken in good faith
  19. 19. Power of State Government to make Rule
  20. 20. Power to remove difficulties
  21. 23. Power to make rules.

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