Registration of Marriages Act · s 15

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s 15Marriage solemnised or contracted in Brunei Darussalam after commencement of this Act must be registered within 3 months

No marriage which is solemnised or contracted within Brunei

Darussalam after the coming into force of this Act shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act unless such marriage is so registered within 3 months of the date upon which it was solemnised or contracted:

Provided that a Registrar may, notwithstanding the provisions of this section, register such a marriage more than 3 months after that date if he is satisfied that it was not registered within that period for good cause.

Registration of Marriages

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