Chapter II REGISTRATION-AUTHORITIES

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the following or other matters under this Act: (a) Regarding submission of online application for compulsory registration of marriage. (b) Regarding imposition of fees, fines, penalties, punishment under this Act and regarding receipts for payment of fees etc. (c) Regarding the conditions and circumstances when the entries of marriage registration are to be amended or cancelled. (d) For fixing any other matter required under this Act, all rules made under this Act shall be placed on the floor of the House at the earliest for the consent of the State Legislature. The State Government may by notification in the official Gazettee make rules for carring out the purposes of this Act for all any of the matter mentioned below. (a) The form of submitting online application for Compulsory Marriage Registration. (b) The fee, fine and penalty to be paid under this Act and the manner of its payment. (c) The condition and circumstances in which entries may be corrected or cancelled regarding marriage registration. (d) Any other matter required to be prescribed by or under this Act. Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be before the State Legislature for its approval. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette designate an officer as Registrar General of Marriages for the State of Jharkhand to monitor and review the effective implementation of this Act. 2) The State Government shall also appoint such other officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the purpose of discharging duties under the superintendence and direction of the Registrar General and such other functions of the Registrar General under this Act as he may, from time to time, authorize them to discharge. (3) The Registrar General shall be the chief executive authority in the state for carrying into execution the provisions of this Act and the rules and orders made there under subject to the directions, if any, given by the state Government. (4) The Registrar General shall take steps, by the issue of suitable instructions or order, to co-ordinate, and supervise the work of registration of marriages in the State and for securing an efficient system for Marriage Registration within the state.

(i) The State Government may, by issuing a notification in the Official Gazette, appoint any officer as Registrar General of Marriage for the effective compliance and monitoring of this Act. (ii) For the discharge of duties under this Act under the supervision of the Registrar General of Marriage, the State Government may appoint other officers from time to time with such designation as the State Government desires and authorize them to act according to the directions of the Registrar General. (iii) Under the directions of the State Government, the Registrar General of Marriage shall be the Chief Executive Officer for compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules/directions issued under the Act. (iv) For the smooth conduct of marriage registration work within the State, the Registrar General of Marriage shall perform the work of issuing appropriate orders and supervision. (i) By the State Government, the Deputy Commissioner shall be appointed as Chief Marriage Registrar in each revenue district, who shall perform such functions under the control and direction of the Registrar General of Marriage as are authorized by the Registrar General of Marriage. (ii) The supervision of the registration of marriages solemnized within the district shall be done by the Chief Registrar according to the instructions of the Registrar General of Marriage, and he shall also be responsible for the compliance of the provisions of this Act and the orders issued by the Registrar General from time to time. (1) The State Government shall appoint Deputy Commissioner as Chief Registrar of Marriage for each revenue district who shall, subject to the general control and direction of the Registrar General, discharge such functions as the Registrar General may authorize them to discharge. (2) The Chief Registrar of Marriage shall superintend, subject to the direction of the Registrar General the Registration of marriages in the district and shall be responsible for carrying into execution in the district, the provisions of this Act and the orders of the Registrar General issued from time to time for the purposes of this Act.

(1) In urban area, the task of compulsory marriage registration will be done by those officers of urban local bodies i.e. Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area Committee, Nagar Parishad etc. who register the birth and death in their jurisdiction or such other officers whom the State Government may notify. While in rural area, this task will be done by those officers who register birth and death in their jurisdiction i.e. Panchayat Sevaks, or such other officer as the State Government may notify. (2) Every Registrar of Marriage shall have an office in the local area for which he is appointed. (3) Every Registrar of Marriage shall attend his office for the purpose of registering marriages on such days and at such hours as the Registrar General may direct and shall cause to be placed in some conspicuous place on or near the outer door of his office, a board bearing in English, Hindi and the local language, if any, his name and designation, namely Registrar of Marriages, for the local area for which he is appointed, and the days and hours of his attendance.

(1) the state government as the case may be shall, by suitable notification:- a) Appoint or re-designate any person or authority, as the Registrar General or Chief Registrar of Marriage or Registrar Marriage. b) Appoint or re-designate any person or authority competent to register marriages under this Act or under any other of law or by practice, a registrar for a particular local area and/or persons belonging to any particular community residing in a particular local area. (2) All persons and authorities appointed or re-designated under the provisions of this Act shall discharge their functions relating to registration of marriages in accordance with the provisions contained in this Act.

(i) The territorial limits for compulsory marriage registration in urban and rural areas shall be the same as those fixed for birth and death. (ii) Under this jurisdiction, every Marriage Registrar shall have the authority to register such solemnized marriage, which has been solemnized within his jurisdiction or a marriage solemnized outside the jurisdiction in which at least one party is a resident of his jurisdiction.