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Table of Contents
Marriage Act, 1961
Act
1. Definitions
2. Ex officio marriage officers and designation ...
3. Designation of ministers of religion and ...
4. How designation as marriage officer to be ...
5. Marriage officers under laws repealed by ...
6. Certain persons may in certain circumstances ...
7. Effect of designation of certain ministers of ...
8. Change of name of religious denominations ...
9. Revocation of designation as, or authority of, ...
10. Solemnization of marriages in country ...
11. Unauthorized solemnization of marriage ...
12. Prohibition of solemnization of marriage ...
13. [REPEALED] Application for publication and acceptance ...
14. [REPEALED] How publications of banns of marriage ...
15. [REPEALED] Certificate of publication of banns
16. [REPEALED] Banns and notice of intension to marry ...
17. [REPEALED] Notice of intention to marry
18. [REPEALED] Certificate of publication of notice of ...
19. [REPEALED] Special marriage licence
20. [REPEALED] By which marriage officer marriage ...
21. [REPEALED] Period of validity of banns, notice of ...
22. Irregularities in publication of banns ...
23. Objections to marriage
24. Marriage of minors
24A. Consequences and dissolution of marriage for want of ...
25. When consent of parents or guardian ...
26. Prohibition of marriage of persons ...
27. Proof of age of parties to proposed ...
28. Marriage between person and relatives ...
29. Time and place for and presence of ...
29A. Registration of marriages
30. Marriage formula
31. Certain marriage officers may refuse ...
32. Fees payable to the marriage officers
33. Blessing of a marriage
34. Religious rules and regulations
35. Penalties for solemnizing marriage ...
36. Penalties for false representations ...
37. Offences committed outside the Union
38. Regulations
38A. Administration of certain other laws ...
39. Repeal of laws and savings
39A. Application of Act to the territory ...
40. Short title and commencement
Schedule
Laws Repealed
Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961)
17. Notice of intention to marry
Purchase
[Section 17 repealed by section 6 of Act 51 of 1970]
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