Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872
Act No : 15
Section :
Persons authorized to solemnize marriage (other than Clergy ofChurches of England, Scotland or Rome);
73.Persons authorized to solemnize marriage (other than Clergy ofChurches of England, Scotland or Rome);-Whoever, being authorizedunder this Act to solemnize a marriage,---------------------------------------------------------------------1 Subs. by Act 2 of 1891, s. 8(1) for the original cl. (2).2 Subs. by s. 8 (2), ibid., for " three months".---------------------------------------------------------------------121 and not being a Clergyman of the Church of England solemnizing amarriage after due publication of banns, or under a license from theAnglican Bishop of the Diocese or a Surrogate duly authorized in thatbehalf, or, not being a Clergyman of the Church of Scotland, solemnizinga marriage according to the rules, rites, ceremonies and customs ofthat church, or, not being a Clergyman of the Church of Rome, solemnizing amarriage according to the rites, rules, ceremonies and customs of thatchurch, issuing certificate, or marrying, without publishing notice, orafter expiry of certificate;-knowingly and wilfully issues anycertificate for marriage under this Act, or solemnizes any marriagebetween such persons as aforesaid, without publishing, or causing tobe affixed, the notice of such marriage as directed in Part III ofthis Act, or after the expiration of two months after the certificatehas been issued by him ; issuing certificate for, or solemnizing, marriage withminor, within fourteen days after notice;-or knowingly and wilfullyissues any certificate for marriage, or solemnizes a marriage betweensuch persons when one of the persons intending marriage is a minor,before the expiration of fourteen days after the receipt of notice ofsuch marriage, or without sending, by the post or otherwise, a copy ofsuch notice to the Marriage Registrar, or, if there be more MarriageRegistrars than one, to the Senior Marriage Registrar of the district; issuing certificate authorizedly forbidden;-or knowingly andwilfully issues any certificate the issue of which has been forbidden,under this Act, by any person authorized to forbid the issue ; solemnizing marriage authorizedly forbidden.-or knowingly andwilfully solemnizes any marriage forbidden by any person authorized toforbid the same ;shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend tofour years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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