The Telangana Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002.
telangana · 2002
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- S. 1The Andhra Pradesh Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002 received the assent of the Governor on the 21st May,
- S. 2Substituted by G
- S. 3(a) Full Name of the bride
- S. 4(1) The State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint a person known as Registrar General of
- S. 5Section 5 establishes District Registrars of Marriages to manage and supervise marriage registrations in their districts.
- S. 6Section 6 appoints Marriage Officers to register marriages and mandates their office presence and registration duties.
- S. 7Section mandates all marriages in Telangana to be registered under this Act, except those already registered under other laws.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates that parties to a marriage must inform the Marriage Officer within 30 days, signing a prescribed form and having it witnessed.
- S. 9Section 9 allows the memorandum of marriage to be submitted to the Marriage Officer within 60 days after the 30-day period, with a fee of Rs. 100.
- S. 10Section penalizes failure to register marriages and providing false information in marriage registration with fines or imprisonment.
- S. 11Section penalizes Marriage Officers with imprisonment or fine for not registering marriages as required.
- S. 12Section 12 mandates the Marriage Officer to provide a free marriage certificate to the couple, which serves as conclusive proof of the marriage.
- S. 13Section mandates Marriage Officers to maintain marriage registers and the Registrar General to supply them.
- S. 14Section 14 allows individuals to request marriage records and extracts from the Marriage Officer, which are admissible in evidence.
- S. 15Section mandates Marriage Officers to report marriage entries to District Registrar or specified officer as prescribed.
- S. 16Section 16 states that marriages in Telangana not registered under this Act are not invalid.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates summary trial by Judicial Magistrate of First Class for offences under the Act.
- S. 18Section 18 mandates that only authorized officers can prosecute offenses under the Act, requiring prior sanction from the Registrar General.
- S. 19Section 19 designates marriage registrars and officers as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 20Section 20 provides immunity from legal action for officials acting in good faith under the Act.
- S. 21(1) The State Government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules to carry out the purpose of this Act
- S. 1973Search of Marriages Register