Special Marriage Act

For initiating the process of marriage registration under this Act, before submitting the above documents, both the parties have to give a 30-day notice to the sub-registrar in whose jurisdiction at least one spouse has resided[13].

Both the parties are required to be present after submission of documents for issuance of public notice inviting objections. One copy of notice is pasted on the notice board of the office and the copy of the notice is sent via registered post to both the parties as per the address given by them.

Registration is done 30 days after the date of notice, after deciding any objection that may have been received during that period by the MARRAIGE REGISTRAR. Both parties along with three witnesses are required to be present on the date of registration[14].