Duties
Duties of Every registered priest (29)
19 December 1869[D10-3J1] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Divorce Act, 1869 [S12-KE8].15 April 1872[D10-41Y] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 [S12-V5V].9 August 1874[D10-4GS] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Married Women's Property Act, 1874 [S13-52A].8 February 1880[D10-5E4] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Kazis Act, 1880 [S13-N4C].29 March 1891[D10-7C8] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 [S14-TXZ].17 September 1909[D10-9WG] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Anand Marriage Act, 1909 [S16-3Z0].28 May 1921[D10-BQE] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S17-1Z0].20 August 1925[D10-C9B] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Indian Succession Act, 1925 [S17-EWZ].11 December 1930[D10-CJR] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930 [S17-K5K].22 July 1936[D10-CVA] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 [S17-W00].9 February 1937[D10-D1Z] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 [S18-064].27 February 1937[D10-D4N] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 [S18-2DT].16 June 1939[D10-DGR] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 [S18-AZY].7 July 1956[D10-PE2] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 [S1D-H8V].1 December 1956[D10-Q2Y] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 [S1E-0GR].14 March 1959[D12-DST] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 [S2F-6QK].24 February 1969[D11-100] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 [S1K-VDQ].30 April 1969[D11-1CR] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Essential Service Maintenance Act, 1968 [S1K-CBD].20 March 1980[D11-8CS] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980 [S1R-6WS].26 May 1985[D11-BXJ] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act, 1985 [S1T-7Y9].27 July 1995[D11-K6E] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 [S1Y-STK].13 July 1997[D12-PGB] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Karnataka (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 [S2K-467].21 January 2000[D12-Q74] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Maharashtra (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 [S2K-8W3].6 September 2002[D11-PCE] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 [S20-Z5E].22 April 2008[D11-W1S] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maintenance And Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 [S23-TZK].20 August 2009[D12-T0V] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 [S2M-NRD].17 April 2020[D12-428] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 [S28-ZQ5].14 April 2024[D12-VRA] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Uttarakhand (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 [S2N-RBQ].22 July 2025[D12-89B] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Mussalman Waqf (Repeal) Act, 2025 [S2C-FVJ].
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Divorce Act, 1869 [S12-KE8].15 April 1872[D10-41Y] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 [S12-V5V].9 August 1874[D10-4GS] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Married Women's Property Act, 1874 [S13-52A].8 February 1880[D10-5E4] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Kazis Act, 1880 [S13-N4C].29 March 1891[D10-7C8] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 [S14-TXZ].17 September 1909[D10-9WG] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Anand Marriage Act, 1909 [S16-3Z0].28 May 1921[D10-BQE] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 [S17-1Z0].20 August 1925[D10-C9B] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Indian Succession Act, 1925 [S17-EWZ].11 December 1930[D10-CJR] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930 [S17-K5K].22 July 1936[D10-CVA] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 [S17-W00].9 February 1937[D10-D1Z] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 [S18-064].27 February 1937[D10-D4N] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 [S18-2DT].16 June 1939[D10-DGR] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 [S18-AZY].7 July 1956[D10-PE2] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 [S1D-H8V].1 December 1956[D10-Q2Y] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 [S1E-0GR].14 March 1959[D12-DST] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 [S2F-6QK].24 February 1969[D11-100] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 [S1K-VDQ].30 April 1969[D11-1CR] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Essential Service Maintenance Act, 1968 [S1K-CBD].20 March 1980[D11-8CS] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980 [S1R-6WS].26 May 1985[D11-BXJ] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act, 1985 [S1T-7Y9].27 July 1995[D11-K6E] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 [S1Y-STK].13 July 1997[D12-PGB] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Karnataka (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 [S2K-467].21 January 2000[D12-Q74] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Maharashtra (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998 [S2K-8W3].6 September 2002[D11-PCE] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 [S20-Z5E].22 April 2008[D11-W1S] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maintenance And Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 [S23-TZK].20 August 2009[D12-T0V] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 [S2M-NRD].17 April 2020[D12-428] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 [S28-ZQ5].14 April 2024[D12-VRA] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Law Department, Government of Uttarakhand (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 [S2N-RBQ].22 July 2025[D12-89B] Every registered priest: Maintain records and registers of the solemnisation of marriages; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form II; thirty days from the end of every financial year; Form II.
Published by Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Mussalman Waqf (Repeal) Act, 2025 [S2C-FVJ].