Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961)31. Certain marriage officers may refuse to solemnize certain marriages |
Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed so as to compel a marriage officer who is a minister of religion or a person holding a responsible position in a religious denomination or organization to solemnize a marriage which would not conform to the rites, formularies, tenets, doctrines or discipline of his religious denomination or organization.