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(1) The State Government shall appoint a Registrar for each local area comprising the area within the jurisdiction of a tahsil or sub- tahsil or a combination of any two or more of them for carrying into execution in such areas the provisions of this Act : Provided that the State Government may appoint, in the case of municipal corporation, municipality or other local authority or a group of villages, any officer or employee thereof, to be a Registrar under the provisions of this Act. (2) The Registrar may also suo motu, without fee or reward, enter any marriage which takes place in his jurisdiction in the register, after calling the parties and ascertaining the facts as required to be registered. (3) Every Registrar shall have an office in the local area for which he is appointed. (4) Every Registrar shall attend his office for the purpose of registering marriages on such days and at such hours as the Chief Registrar may direct and shall cause to be placed in conspicuous place on or near the out door of the office of the Registrar a board bearing, in the local language, his name with the addition of Registrar for the local area for which he is appointed, and the days and hours of his attendance. CHAPTER III REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES