Chapter:	178	Title:	MARRIAGE REFORM ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	17	Heading:	Parties may appear before designated public officer	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(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,