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1984 Ed.]

Marriage

[CAP. 181

36. The fees specified in the Second Schedule shall be paid to the Registrar for the several matters to which they are applicable:

Provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make such alterations therein, including alterations increasing or decreasing fees, as shall be deemed advisable.

(Amended, 50 of 1911, s. 4; 62 of 1911, Schedule; 8 of 1912, s. 22; 14 of 1926, s. 5; 15 of 1947, s. 2; 20 of 1948, s. 4, and 1 of 1960, s. 17)

37. The Registrar may, in any case where he is satisfied of the poverty of the parties, reduce the amount of the said fees or remit them altogether.

(Amended, 14 of 1926, and 20 of 1948, s. 4)

38. The parties to any non-Christian customary marriage duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of the parties before the appointed day under the Marriage Reform Ordinance may, unless the husband has any other wife, contract with each other a marriage under this Ordinance; and such a marriage shall not invalidate the previous customary marriage.

(Replaced, 68 of 1970, s. 26)

39. (1) Where 2 persons who have lived together in unlawful concubinage desire to marry and one of them is in articulo mortis, the Registrar or any competent minister may celebrate the marriage at any place and at any time notwithstanding that the Registrar has not issued a certificate under the provisions of section 9 and that the Governor has not granted a special licence under the provisions of section 11:

Provided that no such marriage shall be valid unless the following conditions are observed---

(a) no such marriage shall be celebrated unless both the parties are able to signify their consent thereto and do so in the presence of 2 witnesses;

(b) no such marriage shall be celebrated where either of the parties is under 21 years of age, not being a widower or widow, unless either the written consent of the person whose consent is required under the provisions of section 14 or 15 is produced to the Registrar or minister, or such person is present and gives his or her consent verbally;

(c) no such marriage shall be valid which would be null and void, on the ground of kindred or affinity, in England or Wales;

(d) a certificate in the prescribed form shall be signed by the Registrar or minister, and by the witnesses to the marriage, and, where practicable, by the persons so married, and, if either of the parties is unable to sign, the Registrar or minister shall certify accordingly;

Fees.

Second Schedule.

Reduction or remission of fees.

Marriage under Ordinance of persons customarily married.

(Cap. 181)

Cases in which marriage in articulo mortis may be celebrated, and conditions of its celebration:

First Schedule. Form 6.