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-DEF1NI_TIONS - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — (a) “marriage’ includes all the marriages contracted or solemnized by persons belonging to any caste, religion or creed and the marriages splemnized or contracted as per any custom, practices or traditions and also includes re-mah'iages'; ' ' ‘ (b) “memorandum” means _a memorandum of marriage mentioned in section 5; ' - ' , '_ ‘ (c) “parties,” means the husband and: wife whose marriage has been solemnized; ' ‘ ‘ * . , - 2 , (d) “preectibed” means prescribed by rules rn‘ad‘e m:ndeg this Act; (e) (g) (h) (i) [2] “register” means. a register ofmarriages. maintained under this Act; ‘Registrar’f means aiRegistrar of'marriages appointed under section 4; “Registrar General -" means the Registrar General of Marriages, appointed by the State Government ‘in that behalf under the Births, f{Deaths and Marriages Act, 1886 or any other law for the time being in orce; “State Govemment” means the State. Govermnent of Manipur; “to contract a marriage” means to sqlemnize or enter into amarfiage in any form or manner in accordance with any custom, practices or traditions 'in force. CHAPTER II REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE 3- EVERY MARRIAGE IN THE STATE TO.BE REGISTERED - After the date on which the provisions ofthis Act have been brought into force under sub~section (3) of section 1, every marriage contracted in the State shall be compuls‘orily registered in the manner provided in section 5- 4- APPOINThrlENI‘ OF REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGES, ETC. - (1) For the purpose of this Act, the State Govemment may, by notification, appoint, asmany Registrars of Marriages as it thinks necessary-for such- area or areas as may be specified in the notification. (2) The Registrar shall, maintain in“ the prescribed manner a register of marriage and such other registers as may be prescribed.