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Chapter-4

Chapter-4
Miscellaneous

12. Saving: Anything mentioned in this Act shall not cause any adverse effect to the legality of any marriage  concluded so far or to be concluded in the future pursuant to the custom, tradition, usage or practice.

13. Punishment to the Marriage Registration Officer for violation of law: In case the Marriage Registration Officer knowingly cause to conclude a marriage or register any marriage contrary to this Act or cause to violate any procedure prescribed in this Act or Rules framed thereunder to conclude or register a marriage, such officer shall be punished with an imprisonment upto Six months or fine upto One Thousand Rupees or the both.

14. Punishment for declaring or writing false statement or such witness: A person who gives statement to establish marriage while such marriage was not so concluded or knowingly makes false declaration or gives false statement in writing or a person who accepts to be an witness in such cases shall be punished with an imprisonment upto Three months or a fine upto Five Hundred Rupees or the both.

15. Correction: The Marriage Registration Officer, if finds appropriate to correct any detail mentioned in the marriage register, may correct, without making any cross off in the content itself rather putting the detail into the side of the register book, in front of the parties to the marriage or in front of two dependable witnesses in case
parties to the marriage have already been dead or absent and such officer shall sign and cause to put the signature of the parties to the marriage or the witnesses as the case may be.

16. Power to frame Rules:

(1) To meet the objectives of this Act, the Government of Nepal may frame Rules.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by Subsection

(1) such Rules particularly may provide for any of the following matters:

(a) In relation to the appointment or power, function, duty and area(Jurisdiction) of the Marriage Registration Officer,
(b) Application form, registration book, format of the certificate and modalities to fill up the forms under this Act,
(c) In relation to providing copy of the application, certificate and other documents and the fees therefor.

 

Note: Words modified by the “Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2063 “Government of Nepal” Instead of “His Majesty’s Government of Nepal”

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