Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 provides for law
governing marriages of a person who is an Indian citizen but is living in
Foreign Country [or on a
foreign ship, which is in the territorial waters outside of India], wants to
marry an Indian or a foreigner there at the foreign land.
As per
section 3 of Foreign Marriage Act,
1969 for such purpose the Central Government may appoint such of its diplomatic or
consular officers as it may think fit as the Marriage Officers for any Foreign
country.
For
section 3, ‘diplomatic Officer’ mean an ambassador, envoy, minister, high
commissioner, commissioner charged’ affairs or other diplomatic representative
or a counselor or secretary of an embassy, legation or high commission.
See section 3 of the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969