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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
Where it appears that there has been any irregularity in form or procedure or otherwise in any marriage, whether celebrated under this Act or not, a Judge on the application of any person interested may declare that such marriage is valid if satisfied that —
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 parties thereto intended to contract a marriage as defined by this Act or were debarred by the law of their religion or their domicile from contracting a marriage otherwise than in accordance with this Act; and
there is no factor which under the provisions of section 3
would render the marriage void.
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;