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Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Civil Marriages
Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Civil Marriages
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No Marriage Registrar shall solemnise any marriage until —
Marriage Registrar
“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;
one of the parties has made a solemn declaration before him in the form prescribed by section 11(1); and
until he is satisfied that the provisions of section 16 have been complied with.
The Marriage Registrar solemnising a marriage may accept the certificate of another Marriage Registrar that the provisions of section 16(2)
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;
have been complied with. Such certificate shall be in the form prescribed in the Third Schedule or to the like effect.
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;
Marriage Registrar
“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;