law: Special Marriage Act, 1954 
  14. New notice when marriage not
  
  solemnized within three months
  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 there from 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.