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Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961)

5. Marriage officers under laws repealed by this Act

 

(1) Any person who, at the commencement of this Act, or of the Marriage Amendment Act, 1970, is under the provisions of any prior law authorized to solemnize any marriages, shall continue to have authority to solemnize such marriages as if such law had not been repealed, but shall exercise such authority in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

[Section 5(1) substituted by section 1(a) (of the Schedule) of Act 112 of 1990]

 

(2) Any such person shall be deemed to have been designated as a marriage officer under this Act.

 

(3) ….

[Section 5(3) deleted by section 1(b) (of the Schedule) of Act 112 of 1990]