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DMA-2013-L-95137
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Title_of_text
Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2013 (Act 21, 2013).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Dominica
Subjects (Classification)
Civil, commercial and family law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-11-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amendment to section 6(4) of the Act gives marriage officers the legal right to celebrate or solemnize marriages not only in the church but outside the church. There is no longer an obligation to publish banns or notice to marry under the Act in order to be grated a marriage licence.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1910 (DMA-1910-L-95136)
Marriage Act, Chapter 35:01.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Web portal
Publisher
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
URL
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/
File
DMA95137.pdf (PDF of Act)