MARRIAGE.
No. 7 of 1875.
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(2) Every such notice shall be signed by the party giving the notice.
6. (1) The Registrar General shall file every such notice in his office.
(2) He shall exhibit one copy of such notice at the Registrar General's Office, and may, if he thinks fit, exhibit copies in other conspicuous places open to the public, and shall keep every such copy so exhibited until he issues a certificate as hereinafter mentioned or until the 3 months referred to in section 10 expire.
(3) He shall also enter a copy of the said notice, with the date of such entry, in a book to be called the Marriage Notice Book.
(4) He shall allow any person to inspect such book during office hours without fee.
7. The Registrar General shall supply forms of notice gratuitously to persons applying for the same.
1st schedule
8. At any time not more than 3 months or (except when the Governor grants a licence) less than 15 days after the giving of such notice, the Registrar General shall, on the request of either of the parties, issue a certificate in the form No. 2 in the 1st schedule.
Form 2.
9. The Governor may, at any time after a party has given notice as aforesaid, grant a licence, in the form No. 3 in the 1st schedule, authorising the Registrar General to issue his certificate on or after any day named in such licence.
Form 3.
1st schedule
10. If the marriage does not take place within 3 months after the giving of the above-mentioned notice, the notice given and all proceedings thereupon shall be utterly void, and fresh notice will be required before any marriage can be had between the parties.
11. (1) The Governor may, when he sees fit, grant a special licence, in the form No. 4 in the 1st schedule, dispensing with notice as aforesaid, or with the certificate of the Registrar General, or with both, and authorising the celebration of a marriage between the parties named at a place and at a time specified in the licence.
Form 4.
* As amended by No. 15 of 1902, No. 13 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
† As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
‡ As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 62 of 1911.