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All marriages solemnized on or after the commencement of this Act in the State in any form recognized under the personal law or custom applicable to the parties (husband and wife) or either of them shall be compulsory recorded in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Cl>iet Mart/age Rf!COldN. District Marriage R e>corder. 4 (1 l The State Government may. by notification in the Official Gazette appo1nt a Chief Marnage Recorder for the State or des1gnate an officer of the State Government to hold that office (2) The State Government may also appo1nt or des1gnate other officers for the purpose of discharging. Lmderthe superintendence. direction and control of the Ch1ef Marriage RecordeL such functions as he may from time to lime authonze them to discharge (3) The Chief Marriage Recorder shall be the Chief Executive Authority in the State for carrying into execution the provisions of this Act and the rules or orders made thereunder. He shall be responsible to co-ordinate. unify and supervise the works of recording of the marriages and submit in the month of January every year where the annual report of the preceding year on the working of this Act 5 (1) The State Government may appoint a person or des1gnate an officer to be the District Marriage Recorder for each revenue Distnct and such numbef of Sllb-Divisional Marriage Recorders for one or more Sub-Divisions who shall. subject to general control and directions of the District Marriage Recorder. d1scharge such functions under this Act as the District Marriage Recorder may, from time to time, authorise them to discharge or designate such officer of the State Government as it think fit to hold any such office. (2) The District marnage Recorder shall superintend subject to the direction of the Chief Marriage Recorder. the recording of marriages in the district and shall be responsible for carrying into execution in the district the provisions of th1s Act and the orders of the Chief ' Marriage Recorder issued from time to time for the purpose of this Act. (3) Every Sub-Divis1onal Marriage Recorder shall without fee or reward. enter into the register maintained for the purpose all information given to him under section - 7 or section - 8 and shall also take steps to collect information about every marriage which takes place m his local jurisdiction and record the particulars in the Marriage Register. (4) The office of the Marriage Recorder shall remain open on such dates and at such hours as the Chief Marriage Recorder may direct. The name and designation of the Marriage Recorder along with his local jurisdiction should be displayed on the Board on or near the outer door of his office. The writing on the Board should be in local language. Matn.,ye Rcportets 6 7 (1) The State Government may appou1t or des1gnate an Off1cer to be a Marnage Reporter · (1) for each Mun1c1pahty to be known as Mun1C1pa1 Marriage Reporter . (11) for each Panchayat to be known as Panchayat Marriage Reporter (u1) for each Tehsll area 111 which lay no Mu111c1pa1,1y or Panchayal. to be known as Tehs11 Marnage Reporter (2) Every Marriage Reporter shall be attached to and work Linder the supervision. direction and control of the Sub-D1vis1onal Marriage Recorder in charge of the respective Sub-Divis1on (3) Every Marnage Reporter shall without fee or reward rece1ve and collect all111format1on about marriages which take place in the area of his work and send the same to the Sub-Divis1onal Marriage Recorder to whom he is attached or it there 1S no Sub-Divis1onal Marriage Recorder. to the D1strict Marriage Recorder in whose jurisdicition his area is situated The information shall be incorporated and transmitted in SlJCh form as may be prescribed (4) The office of the Marriage Reporter in his area shall rema1n open on such dates and at such hours as the Chref Marnage Recorder may direct and every Marnage Reporter shall display on a Board on or near the outer door of the off1ce of the Marriage Reporter in the local language hrs mam designation and area of function as Marnage Reporter (1) (2) CHAPTER-Ill PROCEDURE OF RECORDING All marriages solemnized under this Act shall be recorded in the manner provided hereinafter. (a} The male partner to a marnage (if adult) shall and the female partner may within a period of sixty days from the date of his/her marriage- (i) erther intimate orally about the marriage to the Sub- Divisional Marriage Recorder or the Marnage Reporter having jurisdiction over the area in wh1ch the marriage was contracted or to such person or authorrty as may be prescribed . or (ii) prepare and sign a memorandum rn Form A, obtarn signature/thumb impression of both lhe spouses (rf adult) and signature/thumb impression two witnesses of the I Locality w1th full address thereon and shall deliver 111 person or by registered post to the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder or Marnage Reporter having JllrtSdiCtlon over the area tn wh1ch the marnage was contracted Prov1ded that where the spouses or any of them were m1nor hts or her parent or guardian with whose consent the marnage was solemntzed shall be llal)le to comply w1th the proviston of this sub-sect16n and Form A shall be s1gned by the parent or the guard1an of the male or female partner (b) In the case of oral 1nt1mation of marnage the Marriage Reporter or the Sub-D1v1S1onal Marnage 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 mtimat1on about the marriage or the memorandum of marnage 1s g1ven directly 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 in Form 8 . (3) The marriage Reporter shall on receipt of the memorandum g1ve to the person who delivers it or sends it by reg1stered post an acknowledgement in Form 8 . (4) The marriage Reporter shall after necessary verification send the memorandum along with the report to the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder of the area concerned within a period of one month from the date of receipt (5) No Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder or Marriage Reporter shall decline to receive any memorandum or decline to fill up the marriage memorandum as prescribed in sub-section (2) (b) of th1s section on the ground that the marriage was contracted outside his local area. (6) Where the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder or Marriage Reporter rece1pts a memorandum of marriage contracted outside his local area. he shall note the particulars in a separate register maintained for the purpose in such manner as may be prescribed and forthwith send the memorandum to the appropriate Sub Divisional Marriage Recorder of the local area in which the marriage was contracted