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The Jharkhand Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act, 2017

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. -
  3. 2. Application of the Act.- This Act applies to all marriages solemnized, on or afte
  4. 3. Definitions.- (1) In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-
  5. 4. Application of other laws not barred- save as otherwise provided, the provisions
  6. 5. The State Government may by notification in the official Gazettee make rules for
  7. 6. Chief Registrar of Marriages.- (1) The State Government shall appoint Deputy
  8. 7. Registrar Marriages.- (1) In urban area, the task of compulsory marriage
  9. 8. Appointment or re-designation of existing authorities-(1) the state government as
  10. 9. Jurisdiction of Registrars.- (i) In both rural and urban area, the jurisdiction f
  11. 10. Compulsory registration of marriages- (1) After the commencement of this Act, it
  12. 11. Conditions relating to registration of marriage:-
  13. 12. Procedure for registration of marriage:-
  14. 13. Where on scrutiny of the documents, the Registrar concerned is satisfied
  15. 14. Whereas the Registrar before whom the memorandum/application form is
  16. 15. The Registrar, after hearing the parties, refuse to register the marriage if it
  17. 16. Registrar shall register only those marriages for which the applicants fulfil
  18. 17. The Registrar shall issue two copies of the marriage registration
  19. 18. The Registrar shall send an annual report to the Chief Registrar of
  20. 19. Maintenance of Records and Certified Copy:-
  21. 20. Objection to Marriage Registration:-
  22. 21. Registration to be no proof of the validity of marriage:- The registration of
  23. 22. Time Limit of Compulsory Registration of Marriage:- After the commencement of
  24. 23. Penalty:- (i) A penalty of Rs 5 per day, subject to a maximum of Rs 100 will be l
  25. 24. Fee for Registration of Marriage:-
  26. 25. Certificate of Registration of Marriage to be Conclusive Proof of Marriage
  27. 26. Appeal against the order of refusal of marriage registration:- (i) All appeals ag
  28. 27. Non registration of marriages.-No marriage performed to which this act applies sh
  29. 28. Voluntary registration of Marriages.- Persons married before the coming into forc
  30. 29. The provision of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the pr
  31. 30. Indemnity - No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be instituted ag
  32. 31. Power to remove difficulties -
  33. 32. Power to make rules.

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