section 8
Procedure for registration
The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024General202429 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Parties to an intended marriage or to a solemnized marriage, within 30 days of the solemnization of their marriage, shall apply with fees as may be prescribed before the Marriage and Divorce Registrar of the District within which one of the parties reside, along with the declaration and notice signed by both the parties as in the Schedule-I and Schedule-II.
- (2) Every Marriage and Divorce Registrar shall, on receipt of an application signed by both the parties to the marriage for the registration of their marriage under this Act, verify the correctness and authenticity of all the documents mentioned under section 3 and shall give the public notice for objections as in the Schedule-II allowing a period of thirty days for giving objections and after hearing any objections, if received within next thirty days, he shall, if satisfied that all condition of marriage are fulfilled, enter a certificate of the marriage in the Marriage Certificate Book as in Schedule-III and such certificate shall be signed by both the parties and witnesses.
- (3) The Marriage and Divorce Registrar shall endeavour to complete the process of registration of marriage and issue marriage certificates within thirty days after the expiry of the notice period if objections have not been received, and if objections have been received it shall be completed within an outer limit of sixty days from the date of receipt of application with all particulars and fulfilling all the requirements prescribed under this Act.
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