Registration of Marriages Act · s 2

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s 2Appointment of Registrar General and Registrars of Marriages

(1)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may appoint any public officer to be a Registrar General of Marriages for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

The Registrar General shall have general charge and supervision of all registers of marriages and other books kept under this Act.

(3)

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint so many public officers, by name or by office, as he thinks fit —

(a)

to be Registrars of Marriages for Brunei Darussalam or for such area as may be specified in the appointment; or

(b)

to be and to act as the Deputy of any such Registrar when such

Registrar is absent from Brunei Darussalam, or his area, or is ill or when his office is temporarily vacant.

(4)

All Registrars of Marriages shall be subject to the directions of the

Registrar General for the purposes of this Act.

(5)

In this Act, “Registrar” includes a Deputy Registrar.