Notifications under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 987, Home (Courts-IV), dated 24th November 2009, brought the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 into force on 24th November 2009. The Governor of Tamil Nadu also appointed the state, district and sub-district officials responsible for marriage registration.
What the notifications do
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 987, Home (Courts-IV), dated 24th November 2009, under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009. The notifications establish when the Act began operating and identify the registration officials who will administer it across Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 came into force on 24th November 2009.
Officials appointed
The notifications assign marriage registration responsibilities to officials already appointed under the Indian Registration Act, 1908:
- The Inspector General of Registration is appointed as the Registrar-General of Marriages for the State of Tamil Nadu.
- The District Registrar of the Registration District located at the headquarters of each Revenue district is appointed as the District Registrar of Marriages for that district.
- Sub-Registrars are appointed as Registrars of Marriages for their respective sub-districts.
These appointments create a state-level, district-level and sub-district-level administrative structure for marriage registration.
Who is affected
The notifications are relevant to people who need to register a marriage under the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009. They identify the categories of registration officials responsible at different administrative levels.
The notifications also affect the Inspector General of Registration, District Registrars and Sub-Registrars by assigning them additional roles under the marriage registration system.
Relevance to property matters
The Government of Tamil Nadu Home Department notifications concern marriage registration administration. The supplied text does not create or change any land ownership rule, property registration procedure, land classification, rate or fee.
Property buyers and owners may encounter Sub-Registrars and District Registrars in other registration work, but these notifications appoint those officials specifically to roles connected with marriages. They do not describe any change to the officials' property registration functions under the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
Key dates and references
- Government order: G.O. Ms. No. 987, Home (Courts-IV).
- Government order date: 24th November 2009.
- Date the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 came into force: 24th November 2009.
- Gazette publication: Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 302, dated 24th November 2009.
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Common questions
When did the Tamil Nadu Registration of Marriages Act, 2009 come into force?
The Act came into force on 24th November 2009.
Who is the Registrar-General of Marriages for Tamil Nadu?
The Inspector General of Registration appointed by the Government of Tamil Nadu under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 is appointed as the Registrar-General of Marriages.
Who serves as the Registrar of Marriages in a sub-district?
The Sub-Registrar appointed for the respective sub-district under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 serves as the Registrar of Marriages.
Does this notification change land or property registration rules?
The supplied text only brings the marriage registration law into force and appoints marriage registration officials. It does not state any change to land or property registration rules.
