Hong Kong Ordinances

MARRIAGE ORDINANCE

- CHAPTER 181

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   2A.     Certain notices are not subsidiary legislation
   3.      Registrar of Marriages and deputy registrars
   4.      Licensing of places of worship
   5.      Notification of licence
   5A.     Appointment of civil celebrant and renewal of appointment
   5B.     Application for appointment as civil celebrant or renewal of
           appointment
   5C.     Code of practice for civil celebrants
   5D.     Cancellation of appointment of civil celebrant
   5E.     Suspension of appointment
   5F.     Marriage not affected by defect in civil celebrant's appointment
   5G.     Return documents to Registrar in case of cancellation or suspension
   5H.     Civil celebrant shall provide information
   5I.     Manner of giving notice
   5J.     Civil Celebrant of Marriages Appointment Appeal Board
   5K.     Registrar's decisions subject to appeal
   5L.     Decisions of Appeal Board
   5M.     Decision of Appeal Board is final
   6.      Giving of notice of intended marriage
   6A.     Provisions applicable where notice of intended marriage is given
           through civil celebrant
   7.      Filing, exhibition and inspection of notice of intended marriage
   8.      Supply of forms
   9.      Issue of certificate of the Registrar
   10.     Notice of intended marriage void unless marriage within 3 months
   11.     Grant of special licence
   12.     Affidavit prior to issue of certificate of the Registrar or grant
           of special licence
   13.     No licence or certificate if either party under 16
   14.     Production of written consent
   15.     (Repealed)
   16.     Right to forbid issue of certificate of the Registrar
   17.     Registrar may inquire into right to forbid
   18.     Appeal against decision of Registrar
   18A.    District Judge may give consent
   19.     Celebration of marriage in licensed place of worship
   20.     Certificates of marriage for marriage celebrated in licensed place of
           worship
   20A.    Certificates of marriage to be supplied to civil celebrant
   21.     Marriage before Registrar or civil celebrant
   22.     Marriage by special licence at other place
   23.     Registration of certificates of marriage
   24.     Effect of certificate of marriage or certified copy thereof
   25.     Correction of error in certificate of marriage
   26.     Searches may be made, and certified copies granted
   27.     Invalid marriages
   28.     Validity of marriages
   29.     Marrying, etc., person under 21 without required consent
   30.     Offences by minister or civil celebrant
   31.     Offences for failure to transmit certificate, etc.
   31A.    Offences by civil celebrant
   32.     Offence of tampering with records
   33.     Penalty on unauthorized person celebrating marriage
   33A.    Offence for providing false information in relation to appointment of
           civil celebrants
   33B.    Offence of falsely holding out as civil celebrant
   34.     Fines
   34A.    Time limit for prosecution
   35.     Use of forms
   36.     Fees
   37.     Reduction or remission of fees
   38.     Marriage under this Ordinance of persons customarily married
   39.     Cases in which marriage of a dying person may be celebrated, and
           conditions of its celebration
   40.     Marriages under this Ordinance are Christian or equivalent thereto
   41.     (Repealed 28 of 1998 s. 2)
   42.     Regulations
   42A.    Amendment of Schedules
   43.     Disposal of documents and microfilms when recorded in form of
           digital image
   44.     Registrar may provide information relating to civil celebrant, etc.
           to professional bodies
   45.     Saving
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5


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