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Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part V · General
Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part V · General
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A marriage solemnised prior to 3rd August 1948, being the date of commencement of this Act shall not be void merely on account of any of the following matters —
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;
it was not registered by the civil authority;
there was an irregularity in form or procedure;
the parties thereto or either of them were not native Christians or were not of different or of no religion.
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;