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Declaration by a couple who intend to go for inter-caste marriage.- Any two persons desirous of marrying each other shall been titled to declare their age and willingness in oral or in writing to the District Magistrate or any Nodal officer as designated for this purpose by the District Magistrate, who shall send the said information to the nearest police station and no action shall be taken by the police and / or any other authority at the instance of any other party, including the family members or relatives or community members of either party or any third party, against the said couple: Provided that such a declaration shall not be a pre-condition for the persons to exercise their rights under section 3. Provided further that, such a declaration shall be made by a person above the age of eighteen years in case of female and twenty one years in case of male.