Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872
37. Registration of marriages between
Indian Christians, by persons referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of
section 5.
When any marriage
between 13[Indian] Christians is solemnized 24[by any
such person, Clergyman or Minister of Religion as is referred to in clause (1),
clause (2), or clause (3) of section 5], the person solemnizing the same shall,
instead of proceeding in the manner provided by section 28 to 36, both
inclusive, register the marriage in a separate register-book, and shall keep it
safely until it is filled, or, if he leave the district in which he solemnized
the marriage before the said book is filled, shall make over the same to the
person succeeding to his duties in the said district.
Custody and disposal of register-book
Whoever has the
control of the book at the time when it is filled, shall send it to the
Marriage Registrar of the district, or, if there be more Marriage Registrars
than one, to the Senior Marriage Registrar, who shall send it to the 22[Registrar
General of Births, Deaths and Marriages], to be kept by him with the records of
his office.