Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961) |
2. Ex officio marriage officers and designation of persons in service of State as marriage officers
3. Designation of ministers of religion and other persons attached to churches as marriage officers
4. How designation as marriage officer to be made
5. Marriage officers under laws repealed by this Act
6. Certain persons may in certain circumstances be deemed to have been marriage officers
7. Effect of designation of certain ministers of religion as marriage officers
10. Solemnization of marriages in country outside of the Union
11. Unauthorized solemnization of marriage ceremonies forbidden
13. Application for publication and acceptance of banns
14. How publications of banns of marriage to be made
15. Certificate of publication of banns
16. Banns and notice of intension to marry published outside the Union
17. Notice of intention to marry
18. Certificate of publication of notice of intention to marry
20. By which marriage officer marriage may be solemnized
21. Period of validity of banns, notice of intention to marry and special marriage licence
24A. Consequences and dissolution of marriage for want of consent of parents or guardian
25. When consent of parents or guardian of minor cannot be obtained
26. Prohibition of marriage of persons under certain age
27. Proof of age of parties to proposed marriage
28. Marriage between person and relatives of his or her deceased or divorced spouse
29A. Registration of marriages
31. Certain marriage officers may refuse to solemnize certain marriages
32. Fees payable to the marriage officers
34. Religious rules and regulations
35. Penalties for solemnizing marriage contrary to the provisions of this Act
36. Penalties for false representations or statements
37. Offences committed outside the Union
38A. Administration of certain other laws in respect of any Bantu
39. Repeal of laws and savings
39A. Application of Act to the territory of South-West Africa, and repeal of laws of that territory
40. Short title and commencement