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(1) All marriages solemnized under this Act shall be recorded in the manner provided hereinafter. (2) (a) The male partner to a marriage shall and the female partner may within a period of sixty days from the date of his/her marriage - (i) either intimate orally about the marriage to the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder or the Marriage Reporter having jurisdiction over the area in which the marriage was contracted or to such person or authority as may be prescribed ; or ( ii) prepare and sign a memorandum in Farm A, obtain signature/thumb impression or both the spouses and signature/thumb impression of two witnesses of the locality with full address thereon and shall deliver in person or by registered post to the Sub- Divisional Marriage Recorder or Marriage Reporter havingjurisdiction over the area in which the marriage was contracted. (b) In the case of oral intimation of marriage, the Marriage Reporter or the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder to whom the information is given shall duly fill in Form A and obtain thereon signature or thumb impression of either of the spouses to the marriage and two witnesses. ( c) In case the oral intimation about the marriage o: 'he memorandum of marriage is given direc: .: to the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder, he shall make a copy of the memorandum of that marriage and send the same to the appropriate Marriage Reporter within his jurisdiction for verification and report. (d) In the cases covered by sub-section (2) (a) above, the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder shall acknowledge the marriage memorandum inForm-B. 377