Marriage Act · s 31

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s 31Tampering with documents

Any person who —

(a)

wilfully destroys, tampers with or injures any Marriage

(b)

wilfully and falsely makes or counterfeits any certificate or part of any Marriage Register book; or

(c)

wilfully inserts any false entry in such Marriage Register book, certified copy, counterfoil copy or extract, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine and imprisonment for 7 years.

Marriage

Failure to keep register or to issue copies.