Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 181 | Title: | MARRIAGE ORDINANCE |  | |
: If this pencil mark appears at the beginning of a provision, that provision is subject to amendments that are already in operation but have not yet been incorporated in its text.
| Cap 181 | Long title | |
| Cap 181 Part 1 | PRELIMINARY* | |
| Cap 181 s 1 | Short title | |
| Cap 181 s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 181 s 2A | Certain notices are not subsidiary legislation | |
| Cap 181 Part 2 | AUTHORITIES FOR CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE* | |
| Cap 181 s 3 | Registrar of Marriages and deputy registrars | |
| Cap 181 s 4 | Licensing of places of worship | |
| Cap 181 s 5 | Notification of licence | |
| Cap 181 Part 3 | CIVIL CELEBRANTS OF MARRIAGES | |
| Cap 181 s 5A | Appointment of civil celebrant and renewal of appointment | |
| Cap 181 s 5B | Application for appointment as civil celebrant or renewal of appointment | |
| Cap 181 s 5C | Code of practice for civil celebrants | |
| Cap 181 s 5D | Cancellation of appointment of civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 5E | Suspension of appointment | |
| Cap 181 s 5F | Marriage not affected by defect in civil celebrant's appointment | |
| Cap 181 s 5G | Return documents to Registrar in case of cancellation or suspension | |
| Cap 181 s 5H | Civil celebrant shall provide information | |
| Cap 181 s 5I | Manner of giving notice | |
| Cap 181 Part 4 | APPEALS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF CIVIL CELEBRANTS | |
| Cap 181 s 5J | Civil Celebrant of Marriages Appointment Appeal Board | |
| Cap 181 s 5K | Registrar's decisions subject to appeal | |
| Cap 181 s 5L | Decisions of Appeal Board | |
| Cap 181 s 5M | Decision of Appeal Board is final | |
| Cap 181 Part 5 | REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRE-CELEBRATION PROCEDURES* | |
| Cap 181 s 6 | Giving of notice of intended marriage | |
| Cap 181 s 6A | Provisions applicable where notice of intended marriage is given through civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 7 | Filing, exhibition and inspection of notice of intended marriage | |
| Cap 181 s 8 | Supply of forms | |
| Cap 181 s 9 | Issue of certificate of the Registrar | |
| Cap 181 s 10 | Notice of intended marriage void unless marriage within 3 months | |
| Cap 181 s 11 | Grant of special licence | |
| Cap 181 s 12 | Affidavit prior to issue of certificate of the Registrar or grant of special licence | |
| Cap 181 s 13 | No licence or certificate if either party under 16 | |
| Cap 181 s 14 | Production of written consent | |
| Cap 181 s 15 | (Repealed 80 of 1997 s. 29) | |
| Cap 181 s 16 | Right to forbid issue of certificate of the Registrar | |
| Cap 181 s 17 | Registrar may inquire into right to forbid | |
| Cap 181 s 18 | Appeal against decision of Registrar | |
| Cap 181 s 18A | District Judge may give consent | |
| Cap 181 Part 6 | CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE, CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE AND VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE* | |
| Cap 181 s 19 | Celebration of marriage in licensed place of worship | |
| Cap 181 s 20 | Certificates of marriage for marriage celebrated in licensed place of worship | |
| Cap 181 s 20A | Certificates of marriage to be supplied to civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 21 | Marriage before Registrar or civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 22 | Marriage by special licence at other place | |
| Cap 181 s 23 | Registration of certificates of marriage | |
| Cap 181 s 24 | Effect of certificate of marriage or certified copy thereof | |
| Cap 181 s 25 | Correction of error in certificate of marriage | |
| Cap 181 s 26 | Searches may be made, and certified copies granted | |
| Cap 181 s 27 | Invalid marriages | |
| Cap 181 s 28 | Validity of marriages | |
| Cap 181 Part 7 | OFFENCES AND PENALTY* | |
| Cap 181 s 29 | Marrying, etc., person under 21 without required consent | |
| Cap 181 s 30 | Offences by minister or civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 31 | Offences for failure to transmit certificate, etc. | |
| Cap 181 s 31A | Offences by civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 32 | Offence of tampering with records | |
| Cap 181 s 33 | Penalty on unauthorized person celebrating marriage | |
| Cap 181 s 33A | Offence for providing false information in relation to appointment of civil celebrants | |
| Cap 181 s 33B | Offence of falsely holding out as civil celebrant | |
| Cap 181 s 34 | Fines | |
| Cap 181 s 34A | Time limit for prosecution | |
| Cap 181 Part 8 | MISCELLANEOUS* | |
| Cap 181 s 35 | Use of forms | |
| Cap 181 s 36 | Fees | |
| Cap 181 s 37 | Reduction or remission of fees | |
| Cap 181 s 38 | Marriage under this Ordinance of persons customarily married | |
| Cap 181 s 39 | Cases in which marriage of a dying person may be celebrated, and conditions of its celebration | |
| Cap 181 s 40 | Marriages under this Ordinance are Christian or equivalent thereto | |
| Cap 181 s 41 | (Repealed 28 of 1998 s. 2) | |
| Cap 181 s 42 | Regulations | |
| Cap 181 s 42A | Amendment of Schedules | |
| Cap 181 s 43 | Disposal of documents and microfilms when recorded in form of digital image | |
| Cap 181 s 44 | Registrar may provide information relating to civil celebrant, etc. to professional bodies | |
| Cap 181 s 45 | Saving | |
| Cap 181 Sched 1 | FORMS | |
| Cap 181 Sched 2 | Fees | |
| Cap 181 Sched 3 | CONSENT REQUIRED TO THE MARRIAGE OF A PARTY OF OR OVER 16 AND UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE | |
| Cap 181 Sched 4 | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CIVIL CELEBRANTS | |
| Cap 181 Sched 5 | KINDRED AND AFFINITY |
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