(Act V of 1095)  An Act to provide for Legalising Civil Marriages between Persons Professing Christianity in the Cochin State. Preamble.- Whereas it is deemed desirable to make provision for legalising civil marriages between persons Professing the Christian religion; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

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S.1 Short title

S.2 Local extent and commencement

S.3 Interpretation clause

S.5 Marriage Registrars

S.6 Time for solemnizing marriage

S.7 Notice of intended marriage

S.8 Procedure, on receipt of notice

S.9 Notice to be filed and copy entered in Marriage Notice Book

S.10 Certificate of notice given and oath made

S.11 Oath before issue of certificate

S.12 Petition to Chief Court to order certificate in less than fourteen days

S.13 Consent of father or guardian or mother

S.14 Petition where person whose consent is necessary is insane, or unjustly withholds consent

S.15 Petition when marriage Registrar refuses certificate

S.16 Petition when Registrar doubts authority of person forbidding

S.17 Liability for frivolous protest against issue of certificate

S.18 Form of certificate

S.19 Solemnization of marriage after issue of certificate

S.20 When Marriage not had within two months after notice new notice required

S.21 Marriage Registrar may ask for particulars to be registered

S.22 Registration of marriage solemnized

S.23 Registrar to satisfy himself that parties understand the purport and effect of notice and declaration made

S.24 False notice or certificate for procuring marriage

S.25 Forbiding, by false personation, issue of certificate by Marriage Registrar

S.26 A Marriage Registrar under this Act, who commits any of the following offences

S.27 Issuing certificate after expiry of notice or in case of minor, within fourteen days after notice, or against authorised prohibition

S.28 Unauthorised person granting certificate pretending to be authorised

S.29 Destroying or falsifying register-books

S.30 Limitation of prosecution under Act

S.31 What matters need not be proved in respect of marriage in accordance with Act

S.32 Correction of errors

S.33 Searches and copies of entries

S.34 Certified copy of entry in marriage register, etc., to be evidence

S.35 Fees to be prescribed

S.36 Power to make rules

S.37 Non-validation of marriages within prohibited degrees

S.38 Repeal

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