Marriage not affected by defect in civil celebrant's appointment
Version 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.