Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Civil Marriages
15. Notice of marriage to be given
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
One of the parties to every intended civil marriage shall give notice to the Marriage Registrar before whom it is intended that the marriage shall be solemnised or to some person acting on his behalf. Such notice shall be in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule and shall contain —
civil marriage
“civil marriage” means a marriage solemnised in the office of a Marriage Registrar in accordance with the provisions in that behalf of this Act;
the full name and nationality of each of the parties to the intended marriage;
marriage
“marriage” means a marriage as understood by English law, that is, the voluntary union for life or until the marriage is dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others;
the profession and status or condition of each party;
the dwelling place of each party;
the time during which each party has dwelt there;
the age of each party to the intended marriage;
the place at which the marriage is intended to be solemnised;
the date on which notice is given.
Terms defined in s 2
civil marriage
Defined · s 2“civil marriage” means a marriage solemnised in the office of a Marriage Registrar in accordance with the provisions in that behalf of this Act;
marriage
Defined · s 2“marriage” means a marriage as understood by English law, that is, the voluntary union for life or until the marriage is dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others;
Marriage Registrar
Defined · s 2“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;