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Marriage Act, 1961 (Act No. 25 of 1961)

31. Certain marriage officers may refuse to solemnize certain marriages

 

Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed so as to compel a marriage officer who is a minister of religion or a person holding a responsible position in a religious denomination or organization to solemnize a marriage which would not conform to the rites, formularies, tenets, doctrines or discipline of his religious denomination or organization.