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Marriage Reform
[1981 Ed.
Parties may appear before designated public officer.
Functions of designated public officer.
Memorandum of dissolution of marriage.
(2) A person who has given notice in accordance with subsection (1) may, by publication or otherwise as may be prescribed, cancel such notice.
17. (1) Not less than one month after the giving of notice under section 16(1), the parties to the marriage may, if neither of them has cancelled the notice under section 16(2), appear personally before the designated public officer to whom notice was given for the purpose of satisfying him that each of them wishes voluntarily and freely to dissolve his or her marriage to the other.
(2) If a designated public officer is satisfied that the parties appearing before him—
(a) have given notice of intention to dissolve their marriage under subsection (1) of section 16 and notice of changed intention under subsection (2) of that section has not been given; and
(b) understand that the effect of dissolution is to put an end to the marriage so as to permit the parties to marry again should either of them so wish; and
(c) freely and voluntarily desire to dissolve the marriage, he shall sign the prescribed form in duplicate and deliver one copy to each of the parties.
18. For the purposes of section 17, a designated public officer—
(a) shall interview each of the parties to a marriage appearing before him in the presence of each other and also in the absence of each other, and no other person, except an interpreter (should one be necessary), shall be present at any such interview;
(b) may require the parties or either of them to appear before him again on some specified occasion or occasions;
(c) may require the parties or either of them to furnish such further information as he may reasonably require.
19. (1) The parties to a marriage may, within one month of the delivery to them under section 17 of the prescribed forms by a designated public officer, sign, in Hong Kong in the presence of each other and in the presence of 2 other adult persons who shall also sign as attesting witnesses, an agreement or memorandum in writing for the dissolution of the marriage unequivocally with effect from registration under section 20.
(2) An agreement or memorandum for the dissolution of a marriage, signed and witnessed in the manner required by subsection (1), shall have the effect, as from registration under section 20 of dissolving the marriage.
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CAP. 178]
Marriage Reform
[1981 Ed.
Parties may appear before designated public officer.
Functions of designated public officer.
Memorandum of dissolution of marriage.
(2) A person who has given notice in accordance with subsec- tion (1) may, by publication or otherwise as may be prescribed. cancel such notice.
17. (1) Not less than one month after the giving of notice under section 16(1), the parties to the marriage may, if neither of them has cancelled the notice under section 16(2), appear personally before the designated public officer to whom notice was given for the purpose of satisfying him that each of them wishes voluntarily and freely to dissolve his or her marriage to the other.
(2) If a designated public officer is satisfied that the parties appearing before him--
(a) have given notice of intention to dissolve their marriage under subsection (1) of section 16 and notice of changed intention under subsection (2) of that section has not been given; and
(b) understand that the effect of dissolution is to put an end to the marriage so as to permit the parties to marry again should either of them so wish; and
(c) freely and voluntarily desire to dissolve the marriage. he shall sign the prescribed form in duplicate and deliver one copy to each of the parties.
18. For the purposes of section 17, a designated public officer--
(a) shall interview each of the parties to a marriage appearing
before him in the presence of each other and also in the absence of each other, and no other person. except an interpreter (should one be necessary), shall be present at any such interview:
(b) may require the parties or either of them to appear before
him again on some specified occasion or occasions;
(c) may require the parties or either of them to furnish such
further information as he may reasonably require.
19. (1) The parties to a marriage may, within one month of the delivery to them under section 17 of the prescribed forms by a designated public officer, sign, in Hong Kong in the presence of each other and in the presence of 2 other adult persons who shall also sign as attesting witnesses, an agreement or memorandum in writing for the dissolution of the marriage unequivocally with effect from registration under section 20.
(2) An agreement or memorandum for the dissolution of a marriage, signed and witnessed in the manner required by subsec- tion (1), shall have the effect. as from registration under section 20 of dissolving the marriage.
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