| (1) | The Minister and any officer in the public service authorized thereto by him may designate any minister of religion of, or any person holding a responsible position in, any religious denomination or organization to be, so long as he is such a minister or occupies such position, a marriage officer for the purpose of solemnizing marriages according to Christian, Jewish or Mohammedan rites or the rites of any Indian religion. |
| (2) | A designation under sub-section (1) may further limit the authority of any such minister of religion or person to the solemnization of marriages— |
| (a) | within a specified area; |
| (b) | for a specified period. |
[Section 3(2) substituted by Schedule II of Act 114 of 1991]
