Vidhi Codex

PROVISIONS) ACT, 1976

The Karnataka Marriages (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976

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This law requires all marriages performed in Karnataka to be officially registered to create a legal record of the union. It applies to every couple who gets married within the state after the law comes into effect. The Act establishes a system for appointing registrars, collecting necessary fees, and issuing marriage certificates. By mandating registration, it helps prevent fraud, ensures legal recognition of marriages, and provides a clear record for future reference. Additionally, it defines terms like dowry and marriage tax to regulate related financial aspects of weddings.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions.- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-

Chapter II REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE →

  1. 3Every marriage to be registered
  2. 4Appointment of Registrar of Marriages, etc
  3. 5Memorandum of marriages
  4. 6Memorndum of marriage submitted after thirty days, etc.- (1)
  5. 7Register to be open for public inspection
  6. 8Non-registration not to invalidate the marriage

Chapter III DOWRY →

  1. 9Giving or taking of dowry prohibited
  2. 10Agreement for giving or taking to be void
  3. 11Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs.- (1)

Chapter IV LAXURY MARRIAGE TAX →

  1. 12Levy of luxury marriage tax
  2. 13Levy and collection of marriage tax.- (1) The State

Chapter V INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE →

  1. 14Inter-caste marriage

Chapter VI CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS →

  1. 15Restriction on preparation and consumption of foodstuffs in connection with marriages
  2. 16Presents prohibited

Chapter VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 17Penalty for omission to deliver or send memorandum
  2. 18Penalty for failure to file a memorandum
  3. 19Penalty for secreting, destroying or altering register
  4. 20Penalty for giving, taking or demanding dowry
  5. 21Penalty for contravening provisions of section 11
  6. 22Penalty for depriving any party to a marriage of the rights and privileges of the marriage
  7. 23Penalty for omission to furnish return under sub-section
  8. 24Penalty for contravening provisions of section 15
  9. 25Penalty for contravening provisions of section 16
  10. 26Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
  11. 27Burden of proof

Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 28Protection of persons acting under this Act
  2. 29The Registrar to be a public servant
  3. 30Power to make rules
  4. 31Act to override other laws.- The provisions of this Act and the
  5. 32Amendment of Mysore Act 69 of 1949.- In the City of
  6. 33Amendment of Karnataka Act 10 of 1959
  7. 34Amendment of Karnataka Act 22 of 1964
  8. 35Amendment of Karnataka Act 27 of 1966
  9. 36Karnataka Marriages (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976, such sentence not having been subsequently reversed or remitted; or".

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