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Part IiI—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

Notifications by government

TAMIL  NADU

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[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2020

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HOME department

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amendments to the tamil nadu registration of marriages rules, 2009.

[G.O. Ms. No. 81, Home (Courts-IV), 7th February 2020, ¬î 24, Mè£K, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2051.]

No. SRO A-5(a)/2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 24 of the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act,

2009 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 2009), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu

Registration of Marriages Rules, 2009:-

Amendments.

In the said Rules, in rule 5--

(1) in sub-rule (1),--

(i) in clause (a), the expression “or sent” shall be omitted;

(ii) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-

(c)

In cases, where the parties to a marriage are unable to deliver the memorandum in person, on a request

in writing made by the parties to the marriage citing the special circumstances for not presenting the

memorandum in person accompanied by a duly attested affidavit therefor, to allow them to send the

memorandum otherwise than in person, the Registrar may, after recording the special circumstances,

allow them to send the memorandum by Registered Post with Acknowledgment Due” or Speed Post with

Acknowledgement Due”.

(2) after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-

“(3A) If the memorandum for registration of marriage is not delivered or sent to the Registrar within one fifty days

from the date of marriage, the parties to a marriage may deliver or send the memorandum thereafter along with a fee of

Rs.1150/- (Rupees one thousand one hundred and fifty only)”.

s.k. prabakAR,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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