THE DOWRY PROHIBITION (MAINTENANCE OF LISTS OF PRESENTS TO

THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM) RULES, 1985]

G.S.R. 66 (E). ? In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9 of the Dowry Prohibition Act,
1961 (28 of 1961), the entr!" #o$ern%ent hereby %!&e the fo""owin' r("es, n!%e"y) ?
1. S!"#$ $%$&' ()* +",,')+',')$. - (1) *hese r("es %!y be c!""ed the Dowry Prohibition
(+!inten!nce of ,ists of Presents to the -ride !nd -ride'roo%) .("es, 198/0
(2) *hey sh!"" co%e into force on the 2nd d!y of 1ctober, 198/ bein' the d!te !ppointed for the
co%in' into force of the Dowry prohibition (A%end%ent) Act, 1982 (63 of 1982)0
.. R/&'0 %) (++"#*()+' 1%$! 1!%+! &%0$0 "2 3#'0')$0 (#' $" 4' ,(%)$(%)'* - ?(1) *he "ist of
presents which !re 'i$en !t the ti%e of the %!rri!'e to the bride sh!"" be %!int!ined by the bride0
(2) *he "ist of presents which !re 'i$en !t the ti%e of the %!rri!'e to the bride'roo% sh!"" be
%!int!ined by the bride'roo%0
(3) 4$ery "ist of presents referred to in s(b5r("e (1) or s(b5r("e (2) ?
(!) sh!"" be prep!red !t the ti%e of the %!rri!'e or !s soon !s possib"e !fter the %!rri!'e6
(b) sh!"" be in writin'6
(c) sh!"" cont!in)
(i) ! brief description of e!ch present6
(ii) the !pproxi%!te $!"(e of the present6
(iii) the n!%e of the person who h!s 'i$en the present6 !nd
(i$) where the person 'i$in' the present is re"!ted to the bride or bride'roo%, !
description of s(ch re"!tionship6
(d) sh!"" be si'ned by both the bride !nd the bride'roo%0
Explanation 10 7here the bride is (n!b"e to si'n, she %!y !ffix her th(%b i%pression in "ie( of
her si'n!t(re !fter h!$in' the "ist re!d o(t to her !nd obt!inin' si'n!t(re on the "ist of, the person
who h!s so re!d o(t the p!rtic("!rs cont!ined in the "ist0
Explanation 20 ? 7here the bride'roo% is (n!b"e to si'n, he %!y !ffix his th(%b i%pression in
"ie( of his si'n!t(re !fter h!$in' the "ist re!d o(t to hi% !nd obt!inin' the si'n!t(re on the "ist, of
the person who h!s so re!d o(t the p!rtic("!rs cont!ined in the "ist0
(2) *he bride or the bride'roo% %!y, if she or he so desires, obt!ined on either or both of the "ists
referred to in s(b5r("e (1) or s(b5section (2) the si'n!t(re or si'n!t(res of !ny re"!tions of the
bride or the bride'roo% or of !ny other person or persons present !t the ti%e of the %!rri!'e0