In force2012 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2012 Revised EditionSee versions on Attorney General's Chambers(opens the publisher’s site)
Chinese Marriage Act · 2012 Revised Edition
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.