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Right to
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No. 7. THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: A.D. 1875.
Colony and capable of consenting, the Registrar General may give his consent in writing to the marriage, if on inquiry the marriage appears to him to be proper, and such consent shall be as effectual as if the father or mother or guardian had consented.
15.- (1.) Any person whose consent is required as aforesaid may forbid the issue of the Registrar General's certificate by writing the word "Forbidden" opposite the entry in the Marriage Notice Book, and by signing his name and the character in which he forbids the issue. (2.) If the issue of any certificate is so forbidden, the notice and all proceedings thereupon shall be void.
Power to Registrar General to inquire into right to forbid.
Right of appeal against decision of Registrar General.
Punishment for false statement upon oath.
Celebration of marriage in place of worship.
16.-(1.) If either of the parties to the intended marriage alleges that the person forbidding the issue of the certificate is not authorized by law to do so, the Registrar General shall inquire into the matter, and if he is satisfied that the person is not so authorized, he may proceed to issue the certificate in due course, without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.
(2.) For the purposes of such inquiry or of any inquiry under section 14, the Registrar General may administer an oath to any person.
17.(1.) If the Registrar General considers that the person forbidding the issue of the certificate is authorized to do so, either of the parties to the intended marriage may appeal by petition to the Supreme Court, and the Court, or any Judge thereof, may hear and determine the matter of the petition in a summary way.
(2.) Such determination shall be final; and the Registrar General shall proceed in accordance therewith, without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.
18. Every person who----
(1.) wilfully makes any false statement in any affidavit as aforesaid;
or
(2.) wilfully makes upon oath any false statement or gives any false answer in any inquiry by the Registrar General,
shall, on conviction before the Supreme Court, be liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two years.
Celebration of Marriage.
19.—(1.) Marriages may hereafter be celebrated in any licensed place of worship by any competent minister of the church, denomination, or body to which such place of worship belongs, and according to the rites or usages of marriage observed in such church, denomination, or body, provided that the marriage is celebrated with open doors, and (except in case of a special licence) between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the afternoon, and in the presence of two witnesses.
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Registrar General for parent or guardian.
Right to
certificate.
No. 7. THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1875.
Colony and capable of consenting, the Registrar General may give his consent in writing to the marriage, if on inquiry the marriage appears to him to be proper, and such consent shall be as effectual as if the father or mother or guardian had consented.
15.- (1.) Any person whose consent is required as aforesaid may forbid issue of forbid the issue of the Registrar General's certificate by writing the
word "Forbidden" opposite the entry in the Marriage Notice Book,. and by signing his name and the character in which he forbids the issue. (2.) If the issue of any certificate is so forbidden, the notice and all proceedings thereupon shall be void..
Power to Registrar General to inquire into right to
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Right of
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Punishment for false
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Celebration of marriage in
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16.-(1.) If either of the parties to the intended marriage alleges that the person forbidding the issue of the certificate is not authorized by law to do so, the Registrar General shall inquire into the matter, and if he is satisfied that the person is not so authorized, he may proceed to issue the certificate in due course, without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden.
(2.) For the purposes of such inquiry or of any inquiry under section 14, the Registrar General may administer an oath to any person.
17.(1.) If the Registrar General considers that the person forbid- ding the issue of the certificate is authorized to do so, either of the parties to the intended marriage may appeal by petition to the Supreme Court, and the Court, or any Judge thereof, may hear and determine the mat- ter of the petition in a summary way.
(2.) Such determination shall be final; and the Registrar General shall proceed in accordance therewith, without reckoning the time that has elapsed since the issue was forbidden,
18. Every person who----
(1.) wilfully makes any false statement in any affidavit as aforesaid ;
or
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answer in any inquiry by the Registrar General,
shall, on conviction before the Supreme Court, be liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two years.
Celebration of Marriage.
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