Section 5Solemnization of a marriage to be reported and registered

s. 5

5. Solemnization of a marriage to be reported and registered [(1) Where a marriage is solemnized by the Nikah Registrar himself, he shall register the marriage at once. (2) Where a marriage is solemnized by a person other than the Nikah Registrar, the bridegroom of the marriage shall report it to the concerned Nikah Registrar within thirty days from the date of such solemnization. (3) Where solemnization of a marriage is reported to a Nikah Registrar under sub-section (2), he shall register the marriage at once. (4) A person who contravenes any provision of this section commits an offence and he shall be liable to be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to three thousand taka, or with both.]

1. 2. Section 5 was substituted by section 2 of the Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act No. IX of 2005)