Submission/Endorsement of Application

(1) Each application along with its Second true copy shall be submitted before the registering officer and its execution shall be accepted by the bride. The identification of bridegroom and bride shall be made by two witnesses who will submit required proof regarding their own identification. The registering officer shall duly sign and endorse the application and its second true copy on the reverse side with following endorsement, namely:-- "Shri son of Shri resident of Identification No ....................... submitted the memorandum of his marriage to day dated .......................... at office of Sub-Registrar ..................... the contract of which was also accepted by Mrs wife/daughter of Shri resident of ........................ identification No ............................ who was identified by Shri ............................. son of Shri resident of Identification No .............. and Shri son of Shri identification No . resident of....,. Signature Registrar Compulsory Registration of Marriage Bridegroom Signature and thumb impression Bride Signature and thumb impression First witness Second witness (2) After completion of proceeding as above, the registering officer shall complete the related entries in Schedule 'B' given in the Act enclosed with these rules and take signatures and thumb impressions of bridegroom and bride and both the witnesses. After that the registering officer shall release the certificate prescribed in Schedule 'D' given in the Act. (3) In case the declaration of marriage submitted before registering officer does not fulfill the prescribed formalities, he shall, after entering it issue the form of rejection of application prescribed in Schedule 'E' given in the Act. (4) In case of declaration of marriage is submitted before a registering officer and according to the details/evidences given the declaration the bridegroom or the bride is minor, the registering officer shall issue the forms of rejection of application prescribed in Schedule 'E' given in the Act and shall inform the local police on form prescribed in Schedule 'F' given in the Act. (5) Under the provisions of section 20 of the said Act the registering officer shall file the compulsory registration under any other Act, namely-(a) Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872; (b) Kazis Act, 1880; (c) Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936; (d) the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; (e) the Special Marriage Act, 1954; (f) the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969/ and Marriage Memorandum registered under any other prevailing Act also in addition to above, in separately maintained date wise register. (6) Under the provisions of section 13 the said Act the registering officer, on his own initiative or information that a certain marriage has not been registered, shall issue notice to the parties on the form prescribed schedule 'G' given in the Act.