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Section 26 Marriage Act Section 26 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Signature of certificate; duplicate certificate to be sent to registrar. It provides as follows: The certificate shall then be signed in duplicate by the officiating minister, by the parties, and by two or more witnesses to the marriage. The minister having also…
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Section 25 Marriage Act Section 25 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Entries to be made in marriage certificate. It provides as follows: Immediately after the celebration of any marriage by a minister, the officiating minister shall fill up in duplicate a marriage certificate with the particulars required by the said Form E, and…
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Section 24 Marriage Act Section 24 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Registrars to be provided with books of certificates. It provides as follows: The Principal Registrar shall cause to be printed and delivered to the several registrars, and to the recognised minister’s of licensed places of worship, books of marriage certificates in duplicate…
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Section 23 Marriage Act Section 23 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Where minister may celebrate marriage. It provides as follows: A minister shall not celebrate any marriage except in a building which has been duly licensed by the Minister, or in such place as the license issued under section 13 of this Act,…
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Section 22 Marriage Act Section 22 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Minister not to celebrate marriage if impediment, nor without license, etc. It provides as follows: A minister shall not celebrate any marriage if he knows of any just impediment to such marriage, nor until the parties deliver to him the registrar’s certificate…
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Section 21 Marriage Act Section 21 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Marriage in licensed place of worship. It provides as follows: Marriage may be celebrated in any licensed place of worship by any recognised minister of the church, denomination or body to which such place of worship belongs, and according to the rites…
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Section 20 Marriage Act Section 20 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Consent where no parent or guardian capable of consenting. It provides as follows: If there be no parent or guardian of such party residing in Nigeria and capable of consenting to the marriage, then any of the following persons may consent to…
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Section 19 Marriage Act Section 19 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Signature of consent by person unable to write or to understand English language. It provides as follows: (1) If the person required to sign such consent is unable to write, or is insufticiently acquainted with the English language, or both, then he…
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Section 18 Marriage Act Section 18 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Consent to marriage of minors. It provides as follows: If either party to an intended marriage, not being a widower or widow, is under twenty‐one years of age, the written consent of the father, or if he be dead or of unsound…
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Section 17 Marriage Act Section 17 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about Compensation and costs. It provides as follows: The judge may award compensation and costs to the party injured, if it appears that a caveat was entered on insufficient grounds.