Central Act
Section 5. Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized.
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872
5. Persons by whom marriages may be solemnized. Marriages may be solemnized in 1[India]-- (1) by any person who has received episcopal ordination, provided that the marriage be solemnized according to the rules, rites, ceremonies and customs of the Church of which he is a Minister; (2) by any Clergyman of the Church of Scotland, provided that such marriage be solemnized according to the rules, rites, ceremonies and customs of the Church of Scotland; (3) by any Minister of Religion licensed under this Act to solemnize marriages; (4) by, or in the presence of, a Marriage Registrar appointed under this Act; (5) by any person licensed under this Act to grant certificates of marriage between 2[Indian Christians].