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Section 13 – Certificate Of Marriage

The Special Marriage Act, 1954

CHAPTER II: SOLEMNIZATION OF SPECIAL MARRIAGES

Section 13: Certificate Of Marriage

Bare Act

(1) When the marriage has been solemnized, the Marriage Officer shall enter a certificate thereof in the form specified in the Fourth Schedule in a book to be kept by him for that purpose and to be called the Marriage Certificate Book and such certificate shall be signed by the parties to the marriage and the three witnesses.

(2) On a certificate being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the Certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signatures of witnesses have been complied with.

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Simplified Act

(1) After a marriage is officially completed, the person in charge (Marriage Officer) wi

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Imagine a couple, Rita and Alex, who decide to get married under The Special Marriage Act, 1954. They have completed all the necessa

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