Women’s Charter (Registration of Marriages) Rules

Women’s Charter

(Chapter 353, Section 180(1))

Women’s Charter
(Registration of Marriages) Rules

R 3

REVISED EDITION 1998

(15th June 1998)

[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 14 of the Act shall be in Form A set out in the Schedule.

Caveat

3.—(1) A caveat entered with the Registrar under section 19 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 $34 shall be payable for the licence.

Fees for marriage licences

5.—(1) A fee of $23 shall be payable to the Registrar for the issue of a marriage licence under section 17 of the Act if the marriage is to be solemnized by him.

(2) A fee of $18 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.

(3) A fee of $10 shall be payable for each application for a change of marriage solemnization date.

Special marriage licence

6.—(1) An application for the grant of a special marriage licence under section 21 of the Act shall be in Form A set out in the Schedule.

(2) A special marriage licence granted under section 21 of the Act shall be in 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 21 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 21 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 in his discretion, reduce the fee payable under paragraph (3) or (4) to $25 .

Certificate of marriage

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

Registration of marriage by Deputy Registrar

8. Every Deputy Registrar who registers a marriage under section 29 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 14 of the Act and the marriage licence issued by the Registrar under section 17 of the Act.

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

9. 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

10. 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 solemnizing a marriage.

Penalty

11. A penalty of $49 shall be payable under section 30 of the Act for the registration of a marriage under that section.

Fee for correction of entry in a certificate of marriage

12. The fee payable for the correction of any entry in a certificate of marriage under section 43 of the Act shall be $11 per amendment.

Fee for certified copy of entry in register

13.—(1) A fee of $15 shall be payable for the issue of a certified copy of any entry in the register of marriages.

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

Fee for inspection of register

14.—(1) A fee of $16 shall be payable for an inspection of the register of marriages where the inspection involves scrutiny of the register.

(2) An officer of the Government who carries out an inspection of a register of marriages or index for official purposes shall be exempted from payment of fees specified 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

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

(2) The fee payable for the registration of such a marriage shall be $23.

Variation of forms

16. 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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