Section 41 Marriage Act

Section 41 of the Marriage Act 1914 is about False pretence of impediment to marriage. It provides as follows:

Whoever endeavours to prevent a marriage by pretence that his consent thereto is required by law, or that any person whose consent is so required does not consent, or that there is any legal impediment to the performing of such marriage, shall, if he does so knowing that such pretence is false or without having reason to believe that it is true, be liable to imprisonment for two years.