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Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part IV · Offences and Penalties
Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part IV · Offences and Penalties
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whoever objects under section 12 to a marriage by a minister of religion, or under section 19 to a marriage by a Marriage Registrar, by falsely and knowingly representing himself to be a person whose consent to the marriage is required by this Act, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine and imprisonment for 3 years.
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
“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;
minister of religion
“minister of religion” means any priest of the Anglican Church, any minister of the Church of Scotland or Presbyterian Church of England, any priest of the Church of Rome and or any other minister or ecclesiastical or religious official of any other denomination or sect who is authorised under this Act to solemnise marriages;
Part V