Section 59 Matrimonial Causes Act 1970

Section 59 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1970 is about Certificate as to decree absolute. It provides as follows:

(1) Where a decree nisi becomes absolute, the registrar or other proper officer of the court by which the decree was made shall prepare and file a memorandum of the fact and of the date upon which the decree became absolute.

(2) Where a decree nisi has become absolute, any person shall be entitled, on application to the registrar or other proper officer of the court by which the decree was made and on payment of the appropriate fee, to receive a certificate signed by the registrar or other proper officer that the decree nisi has become absolute, and a certificate given under this subsection shall in all courts and for all purposes be evidence of the matters specified in the certificate.