5. Amendment of section 38 of the principal enactment

Section 38 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section, and the substitution therefor, of the following subsection :—

“(2) In case the female party belongs to a class other than that described in the preceding subsection or is in the opinion of the District Registrar, not entitled to the benefits of that subsection, it shall be lawful for the District

Registrar upon the application of one of the parties to the intended marriage, and which application shall be accompanied by a receipt issued by the District Registrar in proof of payment of a sum of rupees three thousand five hundred or such other amount as may be prescribed by the Minister from time to time, to issue a licence empowering a registrar to solemnise the marriage at such place and hour as the parties may prefer and as they may be named in this licence.”.