cr.lsgkerala.gov.in Registration of Marriages : Sevana Civil Registrations Kerala

Organisation : Local Self Government Department Sevana Civil Registrations Kerala
Facility : Registration of Marriages

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Registration of Marriages :

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of S.8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Central Act 25 of 1955), the Government of Kerala hereby make the following Rules for the registration of the Hindu Marriage, namely:

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Rules :
1. These Rules may be called the Kerala Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1957

2. They shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Gazette appoint.

3. Definitions-In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
*(a) “Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriage appointed by the Government under S.6 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Act, Central Act VI of 1886.

(b) “Local Registrar” means any person appointed by Government in accordance with Rule 4 to be Registrar of Marriage for (i) the whole or part of the local area comprised within the limits of Trivandrum City, or
(ii) the whole or part of a local area comprised in any Municipality in Kerala State established under provisions of law for the time being in force, or
(iii) the whole or part of a Revenue Village or group of Revenue Villages.

(c) “Local Registration area” means the jurisdiction assigned to a “Local Registrar”
(d) “Compulsory Registration area” means the Local Registration area in which registration of marriages is declared by the Government to be compulsory in accordance with sub-section (2) of S.8.
(e) “Marriage” means a marriage solemnised in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
(f) “Register” means the Hindu Marriage Register kept in Form II in accordance with S.8
(g) “Act” means the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Central Act XXV of 1955).
(h) “Section” means a Section of the Act.
(i) “the Government” means the Government of Kerala.
(j) “Inspecting Officer” means any officer deputed by the Registrar to inspect the Marriage records.
(k) “Form means a form appended to these Rules.

4. Government any appoint by notification in the Gazette any person by name or by virtue of the office held by him to be ”Local Registrar” and define “the local Registration area” constituting his jurisdiction.1

5. The Local Registrar shall unless permitted otherwise by the Registrar General, reside with in his jurisdiction and maintain an office at the outer door of which shall be displayed a signboard indicting his designation and hours of business.

6. As soon as may be possible and not later than 15 days after the solemnisation of marriage, the husband may and in compulsory registration area shall give or cause to be given a report about the marriage in Form No. I (in original and duplicate) to he Local Registrar in whose jurisdiction the marriage was solemnised.

The report may be sent by registered post or delivered personally or through messenger.

In case a marriage report in delivered personally or through messenger; the Local Registrar will give a receipt indicating the fact of his having received the report, The date on which the marriage report was received shall be indicated in the receipt as also in the Marriage report and attested by the initials of the Local Registrar.

7. The Local Registrar shall after verifying the entries in the marriage report referred to in Rule 6 for accuracy and completeness enter the various particulars in a Register in Form II and attest his signature in the space specified therefore.

The entries relating to each marriage shall be given serial numbers consecutively with the first day of January and ending with the last day of December.

8. The Register referred to in rule 7 shall be a bound book the pages of which are machine numbered.

9. No correction of the entries in the Register shall be made without the concurrence of an “Inspecting Officer”, changes in material particulars like name, age, date, etc., shall be done invariably only after obtaining the sanction of the Registrar General.