Marriage Act · s 32

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s 32Whoever being required under this Act to keep a register of marriages —

(a)

fails to keep a proper register as prescribed in this Act; or

(b)

neglects or refuses to give a certified copy of any entry in such register to any person legally requiring the certified copy on tender of the prescribed fee; or

(c)

does any act or thing which he is prohibited from doing or omits to do any act or thing required of him under this Act for which no penalty is expressly prescribed in this Act, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction for the first offence a fine of

$1,000, and for every subsequent offence a fine of $2,000.