Whenever a marriage is not
solemnized within three calendar months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the
Marriage Officer as required by section 5, or where an appeal has been filed under sub-section (2) of
section 8, within three months from the date of the decision of the district court on such appeal or, where
the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10, within three months
from the date of decision of the Central Government, the notice and all other proceedings arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer shall solemnize the marriage until a
new notice has been given in the manner laid down in this Act.
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Section 14
New Notice When Marriage Not Solemnized Within Three Months.
The Special Marriage Act, 1954