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32. Every person who knowingly and wilfully celebrates or pretends to celebrate a marriage, not being legally competent to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
Punishment of unauthorized person celebrating marriage.
33. All fines for offences against this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a magistrate.
Fines.
34. The forms in the First Schedule may be used in the cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as circumstances may render necessary.
Use of forms.
First Schedule.
35. The fees specified in the Second Schedule shall be paid to the Registrar of Marriages for the several matters to which they are applicable: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make such alterations therein as shall be deemed advisable.
Fees.
Second Schedule.
36. The Registrar of Marriages may, in any case where he is satisfied of the poverty of the parties, reduce the amount of the said fees or even remit them altogether.
Reduction or remission of fees.
37.-(1) This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages celebrated in the Colony except non-Christian customary marriages duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of the parties.
(2) The parties to any such customary marriage may, however, if they so desire and provided they have not living any other undivorced spouse, contract with each other a marriage under this Ordinance. In such cases the marriage under this Ordinance shall not be deemed to prejudice the previous customary marriage.
38. (1) Every marriage under this Ordinance shall be a Christian marriage or the civil equivalent of a Christian marriage.
(2) The expression "Christian marriage or the civil equivalent of a Christian marriage" implies a formal ceremony recognized by the law as involving the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
* As amended by No. 14 of 1926 [15.10.25]. ↑ As amended by No. 34 of 1932 (28.10.32).
MARRIAGE.
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32. Every person who knowingly and wilfully celebrates or Punishment pretends to celebrate a marriage, not being legally competent unauthorized to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable person to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years.
celebrating marriage.
33. All fines for offences against this Ordinance may be Fines. recovered in a summary way before a magistrate.
34. The forms in the First Schedule may be used in the Use of
forms.
cases to which they are applicable with such alterations as First
circumstances may render necessary..
Schedule.
35. The fees specified in the Second Schedule shall be paid Fees. to the Registrar of Marriages for the several matters to which Second they are applicable: Provided always that it shall be lawful Schedule. for the Governor in Council to make such alterations therein as shall be deemed advisable.
36. The Registrar of Marriages may, in any case where he is satisfied of the poverty of the parties, reduce the amount of the said fees or even remit them altogether.
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Reduction or remission of fees.
of Ordin-
ance.
37.-(1) This Ordinance shall apply to all marriages cele- Application brated in the Colony except non-Christian customary marriages duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of the parties.
(2) The parties to any such customary marriage may, however, if they so desire and provided they have not living any other undivorced spouse, contract with each other a marriage under this Ordinance. In such cases the marriage under this Ordinance shall not be deemed to prejudice the previous customary marriage.
38. (1) Every marriage under this Ordinance shall be Marriages a Christian marriage or the civil equivalent of a Christian under this marriage.
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Christian or
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(2) The expression "Christian marriage or the civil equivalent equivalent of a Christian marriage" implies a formal ceremony recognized by the law as involving the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
* As amended by No. 14 of 1926 [15.10.25]. ↑ As amended by No. 34 of 1932 (28.10.32).
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