Register of marriages

(1) The Marriage Registrar shall maintain a register of marriages solemnized or contracted, in Form 2, in the local area for which he is appointed and shall enter the details given by the parties in the memorandum and authenticate it. (2) Upon payment of a fee of Rs. 30, the Marriage Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration of marriage and the second copy of the certificate, when required, in the form prescribed in Form 3. The certificate of registration of marriage shall be issued in Hindi, but if a party to the marriage requests for an English copy, it shall be provided. (3) The certificate of registration of marriage, if requested by any party to the marriage, shall be sent by registered post to the address given by the applicant, and the postal charges shall be borne by the applicant.