law: The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 
  3.Marriages Officers  .- 
  For the purposes of this Act, the Central Government may, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such of its diplomatic or
  
  consular officers as it may think fit to the Marriage Officers for any Foreign
  
  country.
  Explanation --  In this section "diplomatic Officer"
  
  mean and ambassador, envoy, minister, high commissioner, commissioner charged'
  
  affairs or other diplomatic representative or a counselor or secretary of an
  
  embassy, legation or high commission.