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(1) The State Government may, by notification in the ChiefMarr- Official Gazette appoint a Chief Marriage Recorder iage Recorder. for the State or designate an officer of the State Government to hold that office. (2) The State Government may also appoint or designate other officers for the purpose of discharging, under the superintendence, direction and control of the Chief Marriage Recorder, such functions as he may, from time to time authorize them to discharge. (3) The Chief Marriage Recorder shall be the Chief Executive Authority in the State for carrying into execution the provisions of this Act and the rules or orders made thereunder. He shall be responsible to co-ordinate, unify and supervise the works of recording of the marriages and submit in the month of January every year where the annual report of the preceding year on the working of this Act. (1) The State Government may appoint a person or designate an officer to be the District Marriage Recorder for each 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, authorize them to discharge or designate such officer of the State Government as it thinks fit to hold any such office. District Marriage Recorder. (2) The District Marriage Recorder shall superintend, subject to the direction of the ChiefMarriage 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. Marriage Reporters. 374 (3) Every Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder shall enter into the register maintained for the purpose all information given to him under section- 7 or section- s 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 and English.