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CHAPTER 155 - Mohammedan Marriage and Divorce Registration Act

Commencement Date: 1906-06-08

An Act to provide for the registration of Mohammedan marriages and divorces

Arrangement of Sections
1	Short Title.
2	Interpretation.
3	Appointment of Registrar.
4	Appointment of Assistant Registrars.
5	Seal.
6	Supply of Seals and Books.
7	Registers to Be Kept.
8	Entries to Be Numbered.
9	Registration of Marriages and Divorces.
10	Method of Application for Registration.
11	Duties of Assistant Registrar on Application.
12	Fees Payable for Registration.
13	Signatures to Entries.
14	Copies of Entry to Be Given to Parties.
15	Index to Be Kept.
16	Copies of Register and Index to Be Sent to Registrar.
17	Custody of Registers.
18	Inspection of Registers and Provision of Copies.
19	Superintendence of Registrar.
20	Refusal to Register.
21	Appeal from Refusal.
22	Correction of Entries.
23	Rules.
24	Saving.
25	Offences.
26	Application.

Schedules
FIRST SCHEDULE Form of Register of Marriages
SECOND SCHEDULE Form of Register of Divorces

Subsidiary legislation
The Mohammedan Marriage and Divorce Registration Rules