Hindu Marriage Registration — THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955

## Page 1 Hindu Marriage Registration Rules, 1973 ## Page 2 Notification No. 3806/7-K-2-664-55, dated September 15, 1973. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act No. 25 of 1955) the Governor is pleased to make the following rules : 1. (1) These rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh Hindu Short title extent Marriage Registration Rules, 1973. and (2) They shall extend to the whole of Uttar Pradesh. commencement (3) They shall come into force on such date as the State Government may be notification in the Gazette appoint in this behalf. 2. In these rules unless the context: otherwise requires - Definitions (a) "the Act" means the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act No. 25 of 1955); (b) "Registrar-General" means the Inspector-General of Registration appointed under Section 3 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908); (c) "marriage" means a Hindu marriage to which the Act applies; (d) "Registrar" means the Registrar of Hindu marriage having jurisdiction under Rule 3; (e) "Registrar of the District" means the Registrar of the District appointed under Section 6 of the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908) and includes the officer performing the duties of a Registrar under Section 10 and 11 of that Act; (f) "Sub-Registrar" means a Sub-Registrar appointed by the State Government under the Registration Act, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908), and includes a person so appointed under section 12 and that Act. 3. For the purpose of these rules, every sub Registrar within Jurisdiction of the limits of his jurisdiction and every Registrar of the Registrar and Sub-Registrar District within the district shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of Registrar of Hindu marriage. 4. (1) The parties to any marriage may, on payment of the f