 bill no  95 of  2015 the special marriage (amendment) bill, 2015 byshri rabindra kumar jena, mpa billfurther to amend the special marriage act, 1954be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the special marriage (amendment) act, 1954 statement of objects and reasonssection 5 of the special marriage act, 1954 prescribes for notice of intended marriage to the marriage officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than thiry days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given however, such procedural formality is being misused by unlawful groups or individuals in order to interfere with marriages in the name of  'honour'  and 'tradition'in order to curb the crimes committed in name of honour killing, the national commission for women in its 2010 draft legislation 'the prevention of crimes in the name of honour and traditions bill, 2010' and the law commission of india, in its report no 242, 'prevention of interference with the freedom of matrimonial alliances (in the name of honour and tradition): a suggested legal framework', august 2012, have recommended an amendment in the special marriage act, 1954, for removing the condition of residency of minimum thirty days from the date of giving notice of marriage, as this gives the groups or individuals an opportunity to interfere with the alliancethe bill, therefore, seeks to amend section 5 of the special marriage act, 1954 with a view to remove the unnecessary requirement of 'period of notice' and 'domical residence' so as to protect the victims or potential victims from the menace of honour killinghence this billnew delhi;rabindra kumar jenafebruary 24, 2015 annexure extract from the special marriage  act, 1954 (43 of 1954)notice of intended marriage5 when a marriage is intended to be solemnized under this act, the parties to the marriage shall give notice thereof in writing in the form specified in the second schedule to the marriage officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given———— a billfurther to amend the special marriage act, 1954————(shri rabindra kumar jena, mp)gmgipmrnd—5613ls(s3)—15-04-2015