Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part III · Civil Marriages
22. Ceremony before Registrar
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The parties to the intended marriage shall attend before the
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 and in the presence of two credible witnesses besides the
Marriage Registrar
“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;
Marriage Registrar the following ceremony shall take place in a language understood by the parties —
Each party shall declare as follows —
“I solemnly and sincerely declare that I do not know of any impediment why I, A. B., may not marry C. D.”
Each of the parties shall then say to the other —
“I call upon these persons here present to witness that I, A. B., take you,
C. D. to be my lawful wedded wife (or husband).”
The Registrar shall then say to the parties —
“I declare that you, A. B., and you, C. D., are man and wife together.”
The forms prescribed in the Seventh Schedule may be used for the purposes of this section.
Terms defined in s 2
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;