Women’s Charter (Registration of Marriages) Rules

Women’s Charter

(Chapter 353, Section 180(1))

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REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[1st June 1981]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Women’s Charter (Registration of Marriages) Rules.

Notice of intended marriage

2. A notice of an intended marriage to be given to the Registrar pursuant to section 13 of the Act shall be in the Form A set out in the Schedule.

Caveat

3.—(1) A caveat entered with the Registrar under section 18 of the Act against the issue of a marriage licence shall be in such form as the Registrar may require.

(2) Where a caveat has been entered against the issue of a marriage licence, the Registrar shall send by registered post a copy of the caveat to the parties of the intended marriage.

(3) A fee of $50 shall be payable for entering a caveat with the Registrar.

Application for licence

4.—(1) An application for the grant of a licence under section 10(2) of the Act shall be in such form as the Registrar may require.

(2) A fee of $20 shall be payable for the licence.

Fees for marriage licences

5.—(1) A fee of $20 shall be payable to the Registrar for the issue of a marriage licence under section 16 of the Act if the marriage is to be solemnized by him.

(2) A fee of $15 shall be payable to the Registrar for the issue of the marriage licence if the marriage is to be solemnized by a person licensed to do so under section 8(2) of the Act.

Special marriage licence

6.—(1) An application for the grant of a special marriage licence under section 20 of the Act shall be in the Form A set out in the Schedule.

(2) A special marriage licence granted under section 20 of the Act shall be in the Form B set out in the Schedule.

(3) A fee of $120 shall be payable for the issue of a special marriage licence under section 20 of the Act if the marriage is to be solemnized by the Registrar.

(4) A fee of $115 shall be payable for the issue of a special marriage licence under section 20 of the Act if the marriage is to be solemnized by a person licensed to do so under section 8(2) of the Act.

(5) The Minister may, in any particular case and at his discretion, reduce the fee payable under paragraph (3) or (4) to $20 or $15, as the case may be.

Certificate of marriage

7.—(1) The Registrar shall keep every certificate of marriage in the Form C set out in the Schedule.

(2) The copy of a certificate of marriage issued by the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar after the solemnization of the marriage shall be in the Form D set out in the Schedule.

(3) A marriage registered by the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar in a local marriage register shall be in the Form E set out in the Schedule.

Registration of marriage by Deputy Registrar

8. Every Deputy Registrar who registers a marriage under section 28 of the Act shall require the parties to the marriage to submit to him the notice of the marriage given to the Registrar pursuant to section 13 of the Act and the marriage licence issued by the Registrar under section 16 of the Act.

Custody of local marriage register

9.—(1) Every Deputy Registrar shall be responsible for the custody of the local marriage register kept by him and the seal of office issued to him and shall deliver such register and seal to the Registrar when he ceases to carry out the functions of a Deputy Registrar.

(2) In the event of the death of a Deputy Registrar, the Registrar shall take possession of any local marriage register and seal issued to the Deputy Registrar.

Documents, forms, etc., to be supplied by Registrar

10. All forms, books and documents specified in these Rules and the seal of office of a Deputy Registrar shall be supplied by the Registrar to the Deputy Registrar.

Fee to solemnize marriage

11. A person who has been granted a licence under section 8(2) of the Act to solemnize marriages may charge a fee of $5 for solemnising a marriage.

Penalty

12. A penalty of $30 shall be payable under section 29 of the Act for the registration of a marriage under that section.

Fee for correction of entry in a certificate of marriage

13. The fee payable for the correction of any entry in a certificate of marriage under section 42 of the Act shall be $5 per amendment.

Fee for certified copy of entry in register

14.—(1) A fee of $10 shall be payable for the issue of a certified copy of any entry in the marriage register.

(2) No fee shall be payable for any such certified copy furnished to a Government department.

Fee for inspection of register

15.—(1) A fee of $12 shall be payable for an inspection of the marriage register where the inspection involves scrutiny of the register.

(2) An officer of the Government who carries out an inspection of a marriage register or index for official purposes shall be exempted from payment of fees prescribed in paragraph (1).

(3) No fee shall be payable for the inspection of a marriage register or index for official, statistical or research purposes by a person approved by the Permanent Secretary.

Registration of valid customary marriage

16.—(1) An application for the registration of a valid customary marriage under section 182 of the Act shall be made in the Form A set out in the Schedule.

(2) The fee payable for the registration of such a marriage shall be $15.

Variation of forms

17. Any form set out in the Schedule may be used with such variations of a formal nature as the Registrar thinks necessary.

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