MARRIAGE.
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22. Whenever the Governor's special licence authorises the celebration of a marriage at a place other than a registered place of worship or the office of the Registrar General, the Registrar General, on taking the affidavit of one of the parties to the marriage, shall deliver to him or her a blank certificate of marriage in duplicate, and the minister celebrating the marriage, the parties, and two witnesses shall sign the same, in manner herein-before prescribed, and the minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties, immediately after the marriage, and shall transmit the other to the Registrar General within 7 days thereafter, and the Registrar General shall file the same in his office.
23. The Registrar General shall register all certificates of marriage filed in his office in such order and manner as he thinks best suited for easy reference thereto.
24. Any certificate of marriage filed in the office of the Registrar General, or a copy thereof, provided it purports to be signed and certified as a true copy by the Registrar General and certified to be sealed or stamped with his official seal, shall be admissible as evidence of the marriage to which the same relates in any Court or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence.
25. The Registrar General may, when authorised by the Colonial Secretary to do so, correct any clerical error in certificate of marriage on production to him of the certificate delivered to the parties, and shall authenticate every such correction by his signature, or by marking the same with his initials, and the date of making the correction.
25a. The Registrar General may allow searches to be made amongst all certificates, licences, registers, and indices in his possession and give a certified copy of any entry therein, and issue a certificate to the effect that there is no record of a marriage between certain persons named having taken place.
26.-(1) No marriage shall be valid which would be null and void on the ground of kindred or affinity in England or Wales.
1911.
* As amended by No. 6 of 1902, No. 50 of 1911 and No. 8 of 1912.
+ As amended by No. 15 of 1911.
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MARRIAGE.
No. 7 of 1875.
239
22. Whenever the Governor's special licence authorises the Marriage by celebration of a marriage at a place other than a registered place licence at
special of worship or the office of the Registrar General, the Registrar other place. General, on taking the affidavit of one of the parties to the marriage, shall deliver to him or her a blank certificate of marriage in duplicate, and the minister celebrating the marriage, the parties, and two witnesses shall sign the same, in manner herein- before prescribed, and the minister shall deliver one certificate to the parties, immediately after the marriage, and shall transmit the other to the Registrar General within 7 days thereafter, and the Registrar General shall file the same in his office.
23. The Registrar General shall register all certificates of Registration marriage filed in his office in such order and manner as he thinks of certificates best suited for easy reference thereto.
of marriage.
marriage or
24. Any certificate of marriage filed in the office of the Effect of Registrar General, or a copy thereof, provided it purports to be certificato of signed and certified as a true copy by the Registrar General and certified to be sealed or stamped with his official seal, shall be admissible as copy thereof. evidence of the marriage to which the same relates in any Court or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence.
any
*
error in certificate of
25. The Registrar General may, when authorised by the Correction of Colonial Secretary to do so, correct any clerical error in certificate of marriage on production to him of the certificate de- marriage. livered to the parties, and shall authenticate every such correction by his signature, or by marking the same with his initials, and the date of making the correction.
25a. The Registrar General may allow searches to be made Searches may amongst all certificates, licences, registers, and indices in his be made, and possession and give a certified copy of any entry therein, and issue copies
certified
a certificate to the effect that there is no record of a marriage granted. between certain persons named having taken place.
26.-(1) No marriage
hall be valid which would be null and Invalid
void on the ground of kindri'
or affinity in England or Wales.
1911.
* As amended by No. 627
As amended by No. 15 o.of As amended by No. 50
1902, No. 50 of 1911 and No. 8 of 1912. of 1911.
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marriages.
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