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Chinese Marriage Act · s 8
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Chinese Marriage Act · s 8
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Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of a betrothal contracted according to established Chinese law or custom.
No such betrothal shall be registered:
Provided that if by subsequent marital intercourse a betrothal has been constituted a marriage as defined in section 2, the Registrar shall register the marriage and shall issue a certificate as provided by section 7.