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Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....waters of such a country or place; (d) "Marriage Officer" means a person appointed under section 3 to be a Marriage Officer; (e) "official house", in relation to a Marriage Officer, means-- (i) the official house of residence of the officer; (ii) the office in which the business of the officer is transacted; (iii) a prescribed place; and (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. Section 3 - Marriage Officers For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such of its diplomatic or consular officers as it may think fit to be Marriage Officers for any foreign country. Explanation.--In this section, "diplomatic officer" means an ambassador, envoy, minister, high commissioner, commissioner, charge d' affairs or other diplomatic representative or a counsellor or secretary of an embassy, legation or high commission.

Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 Section 3

Title: Marriage Officers

State: Central

Year: 1969

For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such of its diplomatic or consular officers as it may think fit to be Marriage Officers for any foreign country. Explanation.--In this section, "diplomatic officer" means an ambassador, envoy, minister, high commissioner, commissioner, charge d' affairs or other diplomatic representative or a counsellor or secretary of an embassy, legation or high commission.

Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1969

.....being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized, and that all formalities respecting the residence of the party concerned previous to the marriage and the signatures of witnesses have been complied with. SECTION 15: VALIDITY OF FOREIGN MARRIAGES IN INDIA Subject to the other provisions contained in this Act a marriage solemnized in the manner provided in this Act shall be good and valid in law. SECTION 16: NEW NOTICE WHEN MARRIAGE NOT SOLEMNIZED WITHIN SIX MONTHS - Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within six months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the Marriage Officer as required under section 5-or where the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10-, or where an appeal has been preferred to the Central Government under section 11-, within three months from the date of decision of the Central Government in such case or appeal, as the case may be, the notice and all other proceedings arising therefrom shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer.....