Under section 5 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, notice of an intended marriage must be given in…

Section 5 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 requires the parties to give written notice, in the form in the Second Schedule, to the Marriage Officer of the district in which at least one of them "has resided for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given". This residence requirement gives a particular Marriage Officer jurisdiction over the intended marriage.

Fifteen days, ninety days and six months are not periods prescribed by section 5.