Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998

The Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998

Act ID:	199920
Act Number:	20
Enactment Date:	1999-04-15
Act Year:	1999
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998
Long Title:	An Act to provide for a comprehensive and stringent law for regulation of marriage bureaus for prevention of malpractices and misuse of marriage registration facility and for compulsory registration of marriages in the State of Maharashtra and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Public Health Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra

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Section 1. Short title and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Appointment of Registrar of marriage bureaus and of marriages.
Section 4. Marriage bureaus and marriages to be registered.
Section 5. Registration of marriage bureaus.
Section 6. Duty of husband to submit memorandum for registration of marriage.
Section 7. Power to refuse registration and report to Registrar General.
Section 8. Appellate powers of Registrar General.
Section 9. Appeal from order under section 8.
Section 10. Non-registration not to invalidate the marriage.
Section 11. Responsibility of employers etc., of verification of marriage registration certificate.
Section 12. Penalty for neglecting to comply with the provisions of section 6 or of any other section or for making false statements in memorandum.
Section 13. Sanction for prosecution.
Section 14. Register to be open for public inspection and copies of certified extracts to be given.
Section 15. Registration of marriage where a party is a minor.
Section 16. Registrar to furnish duplicate copy of the registration certificate to the Registrar General.
Section 17. Registrar to be public servant.
Section 18. Indemnity to persons acting under this Act.
Section 19. Power to make rules.
Section 20. Savings.
Section 21. Repeal.
Section 22. Power of Government to give directions.
Section 23. Power to remove difficulty.