Bare Act
The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024
General202429 sections
This Act requires the registration of Muslim marriages in the state of Assam to provide legal proof of marital status. It applies to all Muslim marriages solemnized within the state, including those performed before the law's enactment, provided the parties meet specific conditions such as age, consent, and residency. The law mandates that both spouses give written notice to the local registrar and publish this notice publicly. This measure is important because it creates a verifiable record of marriages, helps prevent disputes over marital status, and ensures that Muslim families have access to official documentation similar to other registered marriages.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Registration of marriage
- 4. Notice of marriage
- 5. Marriage Notice Book and publication
- 6. Objection to marriage
- 7. Procedure on receipt of objection
- 8. Procedure for registration
- 9. Power and Responsibilities of the Marriage and Divorce Registrar
- 10. Marriage Certificate
- 11. Marriage and Divorce Registrar
- 12. Registration of divorces
- 13. Maintenance of Register
- 14. Inspection, Search and Certified copy
- 15. Power of Superintendence
- 16. Periodical returns
- 17. Appeals
- 18. Penalties for making false certificate
- 19. Penalty for solemnizing marriage contrary to section 4
- 20. Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering register
- 21. Trial of offences by Judicial Magistrates
- 22. Condonation of delay of registration
- 23. Public Servant
- 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25. Power to make rules
- 26. Provisions not to be derogatory to existing laws
- Schedule-III. Marriage Certificate
- Schedule-IV. Register of Marriages
- Schedule-V. Register of Divorces
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