Arunachal Pradesh Recording of Marriage Act, 2008

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    "title": "Arunachal Pradesh Recording of Marriage Act, 2008",
    "short_title": "Arunachal Pradesh Recording of Marriage Act, 2008",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 1 of 2009)",
    "act_year": 2008,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Arunachal Pradesh Recording of Marriage Act, 2008",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title Extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"to contract a marriage\" , with its grammatical variation and cognate expressions, means to solemnize or enter into a marriage in any recognized form or manner :\n(b) \"marriage\" includes a re-marriage ;\n(c) \"Marriage Recorder\" means the Chief Marriage Recorder, District Marriage Recorder and Sub- Divisional Marriage Recorder appointed or designated under sub-section (1) of section-4 and sub-section (1) of section-5 ;\n(d) \"Marriage Reporter\" means a Marriage reporter appointed or designated under sub-section (1) of section-6;\n(e) \"memorandum\" means a memorandum of marriage referred to in section-7:\n(f) \"prescribe\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(g) \"State Government\" means the State Government of Arunanchal Pradesh.\nChapter-II\nRecording Establishment\n3.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Chief Marriage Recorder.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. District Marriage Recorder.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Marriage Reporters.",
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            "content": "(i) for each urban areas to be known as Urban Areas Marriage Reporter:\n(ii) for each Rural areas to be known as Rural Areas Marriage Reporter:\nChapter-III\nProcedure of Recording\n7.\n(i) either intimate orally about the marriage to the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder or the Marriage Reporter having jurisdiction over the area in which the marriage was contracted or to such person or authority' as may be prescribed; or\n(ii) prepare and sign a memorandum in Form A, obtain signature/thumb impression or both the spouses and signature/thumb impression of two witnesses of the locality with full address thereon and shall deliver in person or by registered post to the Sub- Divisional Marriage Recorder or Marriage Reporter having jurisdiction over the area in which the marriage was contracted.\n(b) In the case of oral intimation of marriage, the Marriage Reporter or the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder to whom the information is given shall duly fill in Form A and obtain thereon signature or thumb impression of either of the spouses to the marriage and two witnesses.\n(c) In case the oral intimation about the marriage or the memorandum of marriage is given direct to the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder, he shall make a copy of the memorandum of that marriage and send the same to the appropriate Marriage Reporter within his jurisdiction for verification and report.\n(d) In the cases covered by sub-section (2) (a) above, the Sub-Divisional Marriage Recorder shall acknowledge the marriage memorandum in Form-B.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Memorandum of marriage submitted after sixty days.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Correction or cancellation of entry in the register of marriages.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Marriages not validated.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter-IV\nMaintenance of Records and Statistics",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Marriage Recorders to keep register in the prescribed form.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Inspection of recording offices.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Marriage Recorders to send periodical returns to Chief Marriage Recorder for Compilation.",
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            "content": "Chapter-V\nMiscellaneous",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power of Marriage Recorder to obtain information regarding Marriages.",
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            "content": "15.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Marriage Recorders & Marriage Reporters to be deemed to be public servants.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Delegation of Powers.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Power of State Government to make Rule.",
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            "content": "(a) the preparation and submission of report under sub-section (3) of section 4 :\n(b) the person or authority who shall be empowered to receive the memorandum under sub-section (2) of section 7.\n(c) conditions and circumstances for correction of errors and cancellation of entries in the marriage Register under section 9;\n(d) the form of register of marriages to be kept under sub-section (2) of section 11 ;\n(e) the forms and instructions for the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 11;\n(f) the intervals within which the Chief Marriage Recorder shall inspect the office of Marriage Recorder and examine registers kept therein under section-12;\n(g) the intervals at which and the form in which the returns and statistical reports under section 13 shall be furnished and for the publication thereof.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "content": "Form- A\nForm- A\n( See Section 7 (2))\nMemorandum of Marriage\n1\nDate of Marriage\n:\n2.\nPlace of Marriage(with sufficient Particulars to\n\t\t\t\tlocate the same)\n:\n3.\n(a) Full Name of the bridegroom\n:\n(b) His age\n:\n(c) Address\n:\n(i) Present Address\n:\n(ii) Permanent Address\n:\n(d) Name of his father\n:\n(e) Name of his mother\n:\n(f) Status of the\n\t\t\t\tbridegroom at the time of marriage\n(Unmarried/Widower/ Divorcee/Married)\n:\n(g) Occupation of bridegroom\n:\n(h) Her religion at the time of Marriage.\n:\n4.\n(a) Full name of the bride\n:\n(b) Her age\n:\n(c) Address\n:\n(i) Present Address\n:\n(ii) Permanent Address\n:\n(d) Name of her father\n:\n(e) Name of her mother\n:\n(f) Status of the\n\t\t\t\tbride at the time of marriage.\n(Unmarried/Widower/ Divorcee/Married)\n:\n(g) Occupation of bride\n:\n(h) Her religion at the time of marriage.\n:\n5.\nForm of Marriage (give tick mark to the\n\t\t\t\tappropriate Form)\n:\nBy performing social religious rites recognized\n\t\t\t\tby Hindu, Christian, Muslim ete. religion /by registration under\n\t\t\t\tspecial Marriage Act.\nSignature/thumb impression of the female partner\n\t\t\t\tor her parents or guardian.\nSignature/thumb impression of the male partner\n\t\t\t\tof the marriage or his parents or guardians.\n6.\nWitnesses 1.\n2.\nDate:\nPlace :\nNote. - Before signing the Memorandum, the signatory should satisfy himself/herself that the entries in the Memorandum are correct in all respects.\nNote.\nForm-B\nForm-B\n( See section 7(2)(d) and 7 (3))\nAcknowledgement\nForm-C\nForm-C\n[ See section 13(4) ]\nCertificate of Marriage\nCertificate of Marriage\n(b) His address.\n(c) Name of his father/guardian.\n(d) Name of his mother/guardian.\n(b) Her address.\n(c) Name of her father/guardian.\n(d) Name of her mother/guardian\n(Religion/custom etc.)",
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            "is_definition": false,
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 19th February, 2020 [aru040]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 1 of 2009)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2008",
        "Short Title": "Arunachal Pradesh Recording of Marriage Act, 2008",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}