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Section 6 – Marriage Notice Book And Publication

The Special Marriage Act, 1954

CHAPTER II: SOLEMNIZATION OF SPECIAL MARRIAGES

Section 6: Marriage Notice Book And Publication

Bare Act

(1) The Marriage Officer shall keep all notices given under section 5 with the records of his office and shall also forthwith enter a true copy of every such notice in a book prescribed for that purpose, to be called the Marriage Notice Book, and such book shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times, without fee, by any person desirous of inspecting the same.

(2) The Marriage Officer shall cause every such notice to be published by affixing a copy thereof to some conspicuous place in his office.

(3) Where either of the parties to an intended marriage is not permanently residing within the local limits of the district of the Marriage Officer to whom the notice has been given under section 5, the Marriage Officer shall also cause a copy of such notice to be transmitted to the Marriage Officer of the district within whose limits such party is permanently residing, and that Marriage Officer shall thereupon cause a copy thereof to be affixed to some conspicuous place in his office.

Simplified Act and examples below are previews.

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Simplified Act

(1) The official responsible for marriages, called the Marriage Officer, must keep a record of all marriage notices. These n

Explanation using examples

Imagine a couple, Rahul and Anita, who decide to get married under The Special Marriage Act, 1954. They give a notice of their intended marr