The Tripura Recording of Marriage Act, 2003
The Tripura Recording of Marriage Act, 2003
The Tripura Recording of Marriage Act, 2003 establishes a mandatory statutory system for recording all marriages solemnized within the State of Tripura, regardless of religion or personal law. It imposes a legal duty on the adult male partner or parents of minor spouses to submit a marriage memorandum within sixty days of solemnization. The law creates a administrative network comprising the Chief Marriage Recorder, District Marriage Recorders, Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorders, and local Marriage Reporters across municipalities, panchayats, and tehsils. While non-registration does not invalidate a marriage, an official marriage certificate serves as primary legal proof of marriage, aiding citizens in obtaining official documents, proving legal status, and protecting marital rights.
- 1. MEMORANDUM OF MARRIAGE [See Section 7(2)]
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Certificate of Marriage [See Section 13(4)]
- 4. Chief Marriage Recorder
- 5. District Marriage Recorder
- 6. Marriage Reporters
- 7. Procedure of Recording
- 7A. Voluntary Registration of Marriage
- 8. Registrar of Marriages appointed under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 etc.
- 9. Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of marriage
- 10. Marriage not validated
- 11. Marriage Recorders to keep register in the prescribed form
- 12. Inspection of recording offices
- 13. Marriage Recorders to send periodical returns to Chief Marriage Recorder for compilation
- 14. Power of Marriage Recorder to obtain information regarding marriages
- 15. Appeals
- 16. Marriage Recorders & Marriage Reporters to be deemed to be public servants
- 17. Delegation of Powers
- 18. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 19. Power of State Government to make rule.
- 20. Power to remove difficulties.
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