Notice before conversion

(1) Any person domiciled in the State and intending to convert his religion, shall give a notice to the District Magistrate of the District in which he is permanently resident, prior to such conversion, in Form 'A'. (2) The District Magistrate shall cause all notices received under sub-rule (1) to be entered in a Register of Notices and Complaints of conversion in Form B, and may within fifteen days from the receipt of said notice, get the matter enquired into by such agency as he may deem fit and record his findings as regards the particulars of notice given: Provided that adequate opportunity shall be given to the person giving notice and any other person likely to be prejudicially affected to associate himself with any such enquiry. (3) On receipt of the application made under sub-rule (1) in Form A, the District Magistrate shall put his signature thereon indicating the date and time of receipt of such application. An acknowledgement for the receipt of the application shall be given in Form 'B'.