Marriage Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Marriage Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 57 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Marriage Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Marriage Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretati on
- S. 3M arriage districts
- S. 4A ppointment of Registrar-General and Registrars
- S. 5L icensing of places of public worship
- S. 6N otice of intended marriage
- S. 7S ignature of notice
- S. 8F orms of notice to be supplied
- S. 9E ntry in Notice Book and publicati on of notice
- S. 10I ssue of certificate
- S. 11M arriage to take place with in three months of date of notice
- S. 12I ssue of special licence
- S. 13E ntry of cave at
- S. 14P rocedure on entry of cave at
- S. 15C ancellati on (or otherwise) of cave at
- S. 16C osts of proceedings
- S. 17W hen consent to marriage is necessary
- S. 18S ignature to consent and attestati on
- S. 19C onsent in case of refusal or absence of parent or guardi an
- S. 20S olemnisati on of marriage by ministers
- S. 21R egistrar's certificate or special licence to be provided to minister
- S. 22M arriage in licensed building
- S. 23M arriage books
- S. 24C ompleti on of marriage certificate
- S. 25A ttestati on of marriage certificate
- S. 26M arriage before Registrar
- S. 27I ssue of marriage certificate by Registrar
- S. 28M arriage in building other th an licensed building or Registrar's office
- S. 29R egistrati on of marriages by Registrar-General
- S. 30C orrecti on in Register of clerical errors
- S. 31C ertificate of marriage to be evidence
- S. 32I nvalid marriages
- S. 33V oid marriages
- S. 34M arriage under Afric an customary law
- S. 35M arriages already solemnised in Zambia
- S. 36R ecords and evidence of such marriages
- S. 37C osts of transmissi on of records, etc.
- S. 38C ontracting marriage under th is Act when married in Afric an customary law or
- S. 39A ccomplices
- S. 40F alse declarations, etc.
- S. 41F alse pretences in connecti on with consent to marriage
- S. 42I llegal performance of ceremony
- S. 43F ailure to fill up and transmit certificates
- S. 44P ersonati on
- S. 45F alse representati on
- S. 46R ules
- S. 47M inisters may receive fees
- S. 48N otice when solemnisati on intended in United Kingdom
- S. 49V alidati on of certa in marriages
- S. IGENERALPART I
- S. IIPRELIMINARIES TO MARRIAGEPART II
- S. IIICONSENT TO MARRIAGE IN CERTAIN CASES NECESSARYPART III
- S. IVSOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGEPART IV
- S. VREGISTRY AND EVIDENCE OF MARRIAGESPART V
- S. VIVALIDATION OF MARRIAGE ALREADY SOLEMNISEDPART VI
- S. VIIOFFENCES AND PENALTIESPART VII
- S. VIIIMISCELLANEOUSPART VIII