Section 17, Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 [S2K-96P]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 21 January 2000 by No. 1650/2000 [N12-ZJS].

In Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 [A12-5CB]. This text from 9 November 2017, by Maharashtra Act 94 of 2017 [A12-A66]. Other texts (2): from 21 January 2000 to 24 June 2006; from 25 June 2006 to 8 November 2017.

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Cite: Section 17, Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 [S2K-96P]. Machine: S2K-96P.

17. Penalty for contravention.—(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention. (2) Whoever contravenes any other provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder, for which no penalty is elsewhere provided, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

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Section 2, Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Act, 2006 [S2M-D87], 25 June 2006, Band A. "section 17 of the Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 (Maharashtra Act 20 of 1998)".

Section 2, Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Act, 2017 [S2N-A8K], 9 November 2017, Band A. "section 17 of the Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 (Maharashtra Act 20 of 1998)".

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