Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872
7. Marriage Registrar
The State Government
may appoint one or more Christians, either by name or as holding any office for
the time being, to be the Marriage Registrar or Marriage Registrars for any
district subject to its administration.
Senior Marriage Registrars
Where there are more
Marriage Registrars than one in any district, the State Government shall
appoint one of them to be the Senior Marriage Registrar.
Magistrate when to be Marriage Registrar
When there is only one
Marriage Registrar in a district, and such Registrar is absent from such
district, or ill, or when his office is temporarily vacant, the Magistrate of
the district shall act as, and be, Marriage Registrar thereof during such
absence, illness, or temporary vacancy.