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 mind or absent from Nigeria, of the mother, or if both be dead or of unsound mind or absent from Nigeria, of the guardian of such party, must be produced annexed to such affidavit as aforesaid before a license can be granted or a certificate issued.