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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990

"PART III OF THE

DEALS

ORDINANCE CONSTITUENCIES.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ELECTORAL

PROVISIONS)

THE WITH

ELECTORAL FRANCHISE

IN FUNCTIONAL

VOTE IN A

"PUTTING IT SIMPLY, ONE IS ENTITLED TO CONSTITUENCY ONLY IF ONE IS REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR AND IN BE REGISTERED AS AN ELECTOR FOR A FUNCTIONAL FIRST OF ALL PROVISIONS ORDINANCE.

BE REGISTERED

AS AN

"SECTION 9 OF

THE ELECTORAL

CONSTITUENCY, ELECTOR UNDER THE

FUNCTIONAL ORDER TO ONE MUST ELECTORAL

PROVISIONS ORDINANCE PROHIBITS AN ELECTOR IN PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS FROM REGISTERING AS ANY REGISTER," HE EXPLAINED.

ADMINISTRATION

DID NOT

ACCEPT

MR

THE SAID MATHEWS RECOMMENDATION OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION THAT 18 SHOULD BE THE AT WHICH A PERSON COULD MARRY WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.

THE

AGE

HOWEVER, THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND AND GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS SHOULD CEASE TO HAVE EFFECT AT 18.

THAT CUSTODY

THE

"THE RESULT OF THIS WOULD BE THE IMPLIED PARTIAL REPEAL OF

COURT TO HEAR APPLICATIONS FROM INHERENT JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH MINORS FOR CONSENT TO MARRY WHERE SUCH CONSENT HAS BEEN WITHHELD BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

A

BE A PROVISION

IS 16,

WHO то APPLY то WITHHELD, MR MATHEWS

"IT WAS DECIDED, THEREFORE, THAT THERE SHOULD WHICH WOULD ENABLE ANY PERSON OF MARRIAGEABLE AGE, WHICH REQUIRES THE CONSENT OF A PARENT OR A GUARDIAN TO MARRY, A COURT FOR PERMISSION TO MARRY IF CONSENT IS SAID.

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AMEND

IN

THAN

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID A COMMITTEE STAGE AMENDMENT TO THE MARRIAGE ORDINANCE WOULD ENABLE A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TO HEAR CHAMBERS AN APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO MARRY BY ANY PERSON OTHER A WARD OF COURT WHO NEEDED THE CONSENT OF ANY OTHER PERSON TO MARRY.

HE EXPLAINED THAT

COURT, BECAUSE OF THEIR LEGAL CONTRACT STATUS, ALWAYS REQUIRED THE CONSENT OF A HIGH COURT JUDGE TO A MARRIAGE.

WARDS OF

THE BILL WILL BECOME PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE 1990.

LAW AS THE

AGE OF MAJORITY (RELATED

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