Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872
54. Registration of marriage solemnized
under Part V
After the
solemnization of any marriage under this Part, the Marriage Registrar present at
such solemnization shall forthwith register the marriage in duplicate ; that is
to say, in a marriage-register-book, according to the form of the Fourth
Schedule hereto annexed, and also in a certificate attached to the
marriage-register-book as a counterfoil.
The entry of such
marriage in both the certificate and the marriage-register-book shall be signed
by the person by or before whom the marriage has been solemnized, if there be
any such person, and by the Marriage Registrar present at such marriage,
whether or not it is solemnized by him, and also by the parties married, and
attested by two credible witnesses other than the Marriage Registrar and person
solemnizing the marriage.
Every such entry shall
be made in order from the beginning to the end of the book, and the number of
the certificate shall correspond with that of the entry in the
marriage-register-book.