section 3
Registration of marriage
The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024General202429 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, usage to the contrary, any muslim marriage solemnized within the territory of Assam whether before or after the commencement of this Act, other than a marriage solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 shall be registered within the territory of the state, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:- (i) a ceremony of marriage has been performed between the parties and they have been living together as husband and wife since the solemnization of the marriage; (ii) either of the parties have been residing within the district of the Marriage and Divorce Registrar for at least 30 days preceding the date of marriage; (iii) the parties of the marriage have completed eighteen years of age in case of girls and twenty one years in case of boys on the date of solemnization of the marriage; (iv) the marriage has been solemnized on free consent of both the parties; (v) neither party to the marriage is incompetent or insane or of unsound of mind at the time of solemnization of marriage; (vi) the parties are free from any kind of legal disability i.e., the parties shall not be within the prohibited degree of relationship as per Shariat or Muslim Law; (vii) the application of Marriage shall be in such form as may be prescribed which shall be accompanied by the following documents,- (a) identity of the parties to the marriage; (b) age of the parties; (c) place of residence of the parties. (2) Both the parties to the Marriage solemnized shall submit a declaration confirming the fulfillment of conditions specified in sub-section (1) above, in the Schedule-I which shall be authenticated with the signatures of two witnesses from the side of Bride and Bridegroom.
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