Section 3: 3 Prohibition of ostentatious celebrations — Marriage Functions (Prohibition of Ostentatious Displays and Wasteful Expenses) Ordinance, 2000

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3 Prohibition of ostentatious celebrations.—(1) Subject to sub-section (2) no person celebrating his marriage or the marriage of any other person shall (a) decorate or cause to be decorated any house or building including any space appertaining thereto, street, road or other place whether owned by him or otherwise with lights or illumination; (b) explode or allow any one to explode cracker or other explosive device including firing by firearm; or (c) display or allow any one to display fire-works. (2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall prohibit the use of such lights as are ordinarily necessary to light the house or any other place being the site of marriage.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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Section 2: Interpretation Section 4: Restriction on wasteful expenses Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement Section 5: Application of the Ordinance to hotels, restaurants, etc. No person owning or running a Section 6: Offences. Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3, section 4 or section 5 shall be Section 7: Cognizance of offences

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