1964_MARRIAGE_ORDINANCE — Page 11

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CAP. 181]

Marriage

[1984 Ed.

Validity of marriages.

Marrying, etc.. minor without consent of

proper person,

Offences by minister.

Penalty for failing to

transmit

certificate.

Penalty for

removing, etc. records.

Penalty on unauthorized

person celebrating marriage.

Fines.

Use of forms.

First Schedule.

28. All marriages celebrated under this Ordinance shall be good and valid in law to all intents and purposes.

29. Any person who, knowing that the written consent of the proper person as herein prescribed has not been obtained, marries, or assists or procures any other person to marry, a person under the age of 21 years, not being a widow or widower, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor triable summarily, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2 and 5; 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 62 of 1911, Schedule; 63 of 1911, Schedule, and 22 of 1950, s. 3)

30. Any minister who-

(a)

wilfully celebrates a marriage in the case of a minor, without such written consent as herein prescribed; or

(b) wilfully celebrates a marriage contrary to any other provi-

sion of this Ordinance, or knowing that any provision of this Ordinance has not been complied with.

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor triable summarily, and shall be liable to a fine of $2.000 or to imprisonment for 2 years.

(Amended, 30 of 1911, s. 5; 50 of 1911; 62 of 1911, Schedule; 24 of 1936, s. 2, and 22 of 1950, s. 3 and Schedule }

31. Any minister who, after celebrating a marriage, fails to transmit the certificate thereof to the Registrar within 7 days thereafter shall be liable to a fine of $250.

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(Amended, 14 of 1926, s. 5; 20 of 1948, s. 4, and 22 of 1950. Schedule)

32. Any person who wilfully removes or alters any notice, certificate, licence or other document kept or filed by the Registrar pursuant to, or for the purposes of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine of $1.000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. ! Replaced, I of 1960, s. 16. Amended, 48 of 1972, s. 4)

33. Any 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 triable summarily, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 2 years.

(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2 and 5: 50 of 1911; 62 of 1911, Schedule, and 22 of 1950, s. 3)

34. All fines for offences against this Ordinance may be re- covered in a summary way before a magistrate.

! Amended, 30 of 1911, and 50 of 1911)

35. 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.

(Amended, 50 of 1911, s. 4)