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181 PDFTitle:MARRIAGE ORDINANCEGazette Number:L.N. 10 of 2006
Section:5FHeading:Marriage not affected by defect in civil celebrant's appointmentVersion Date:13/03/2006

Without prejudice to the generality of section 27(3), the validity of a marriage celebrated by a civil celebrant shall not be affected by-

        (a) any irregularity in the appointment of the civil celebrant by the Registrar;
        (b) the fact that the civil celebrant was not-
          (i) eligible for appointment at the time of his appointment; or
          (ii) eligible for having his appointment renewed at the time of renewal of his appointment,
          as may be appropriate; or
        (c) the fact that the appointment of the civil celebrant was, at the time of the celebration, liable to be cancelled or suspended.