District Marriage Recorder

(1) The State Government may appoint a person or designate an officer to be the District Marriage Recorder for each revenue District and such number of Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorders for one or more Sub-Divisions who shall, subject to general control and directions of the District Marriage Recorder, discharge such functions under this Act as the District Marriage Recorder may, from time to time, authorise them to discharge or designate such officer of the State Government as it think fit to hold any such office. (2) The District marriage Recorder shall superintend subject to the direction of the Chief Marriage Recorder, the recording 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 Chief Marriage Recorder issued from time to time for the purpose of this Act. (3) Every Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder shall without fee or reward, enter into the register maintained for the purpose all information given to him under section - 7 or section - 8 and shall also take steps to collect information about every marriage which takes place in his local jurisdiction and record the particulars in the Marriage Register. (4) The office of the Marriage Recorder shall remain open on such dates and at such hours as the Chief Marriage Recorder may direct. The name and designation of the Marriage Recorder along with his local jurisdiction should be displayed on the Board on or near the outer door of his office. The writing on the Board should be in local language.