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MARRIAGE ACT
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MARRIAGE ACT
Arrangement of Sections
Section
PART I - PRELIMINARY 7
1 Short title................................................................................................................ 7
2 Interpretation.......................................................................................................... 7
3 Registration of ministers of religion and appointment of lay-preacher ................. 8
PART II - RESTRICTIONS ON MARRIAGE 8
4 Marriage within prohibited degrees ....................................................................... 8
5 Marriage of persons under 16 ................................................................................ 9
6 Marriage of persons already married ..................................................................... 9
7 Marriage of persons under 21 ................................................................................ 9
PART III - PRELIMINARIES TO MARRIAGE 9
8 Notice of marriage ................................................................................................. 9
9 Registrar to issue certificate for marriage ............................................................ 10
10 Marriage to be solemnised within 3 months of notice ......................................... 10
11 Island Court may grant licence to marry.............................................................. 10
12 Objections to marriage......................................................................................... 10
PART IV - SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGES 11
13 Certificate or licence and declaration precedent to marriage............................... 11
14 Place, time and form of marriage before registrar ............................................... 12
15 Place, time and form of marriage before ministers of religion and lay
preachers .............................................................................................................. 12
16 Certificate of marriage ......................................................................................... 12
PART V - REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES 12
17 Registration of marriages..................................................................................... 12
18 Registration of marriages before marriage officer other than registrar................ 13
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19 Correction of errors in certificates of marriages ..................................................13
20 Supply of books and forms...................................................................................13
PART VI - MARRIAGE SOLEMNISED OUT OF TUVALU 13
21 Issue of certificate for marriage in the United Kingdom of British subject
resident in Tuvalu.................................................................................................13
22 Notice of marriage under Foreign Marriage Act 1892.........................................13
23 Filling and posting notice.....................................................................................14
24 Certificate of Registrar-General ...........................................................................14
PART VII - MISCELLANEOUS 14
25 Marriage by proxy................................................................................................14
26 Marriage in articulo mortis and conditions precedent .........................................15
27 Unlawfully solemnising marriage ceremony .......................................................15
28 Offences relating to issue of certificates for marriage..........................................15
29 Marriages when invalid........................................................................................15
30 Fees ......................................................................................................................16
31 Forms....................................................................................................................16
32 Regulations...........................................................................................................16
SCHEDULE 1 17
KINDRED AND AFFINITY - PROHIBITED DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP 17
SCHEDULE 2 19
FORM A - NOTICE OF MARRIAGE 19
FORM B - CERTIFICATE FOR MARRIAGE 20
FORM C - LICENCE 21
FORM D - DECLARATION 22
FORM E - CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE 23
SCHEDULE 3 24
FORM 1 - NOTICE OF MARRIAGE INTENDED TO BE SOLEMNISED
UNDER THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ACT 1892 24
FORM 2 - CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF MARRIAGE
UNDER THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ACT 1892 25
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SCHEDULE 4 26
FEES 26
Supporting Documents
ENDNOTES 27
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MARRIAGE ACT
AN ACT RELATING TO THE SOLEMNISATION AND REGISTRATION
OF MARRIAGES1
Commencement [2nd October 1968]
PART I - PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Marriage Act.
2 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“certificate for marriage” means a certificate issued by a registrar under
section 9;
“certificate of marriage” means a certificate issued by a marriage officer
under section 16;
“licence” means a licence granted under section 11;
“marriage officer” means the Registrar-General, a registrar, a minister of
religion registered under section 3(1), and a lay preacher appointed under
section 3(2);
“registrar” means a registrar of births, deaths and marriages appointed for a
district under section 5 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act,2
and also means the Registrar-General whenever also appointed as registrar for
a district under section 5 of the said Act;
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“Registrar-General” means the Registrar-General of births, deaths and
marriages appointed under section 3 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration Act;
“registry” means the office of the Registrar-General and the office of a
registrar.
3 Registration of ministers of religion and appointment of lay-preacher
(1) Upon an application for registration to solemnise marriages by a minister of
religion ordinarily officiating as such or by the head of the religious
denomination to whom the minister belongs, the Registrar-General may enter
the minister's name in a register kept for that purpose.
(2) Upon an application by the head of a religious denomination on behalf of a
lay preacher, the Registrar-General may appoint the lay preacher to be a
marriage officer.
(3) The Registrar-General may at any time remove a minister's name from the
register, and may at any time cancel any appointment made under subsection
(2).
(4) A list of ministers and lay preachers registered and appointed respectively to
solemnise marriages under this Act shall be published in the Gazette in the
month of January of each year and shall be kept posted at each registry.
(5) Ministers and lay preachers registered and appointed respectively to
solemnise marriages under any law in force prior to the coming into operation
of this Act shall be deemed to be duly registered or appointed, as the case may
be, under this Act.
PART II - RESTRICTIONS ON MARRIAGE
4 Marriage within prohibited degrees
A marriage solemnised between a man and any of the persons mentioned in the first
column of Schedule 1, or between a woman and any of the persons mentioned in the
second column of the said Schedule, shall be void:
Provided always that this section shall not affect the validity of any marriage
lawfully solemnized prior to 13th November 1981 the date of commencement of the
Marriage (Amendment) Act 1981 or any marriage solemnized outside Tuvalu which
would but for the passing of that Act have been valid in Tuvalu.
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5 Marriage of persons under 16
A marriage solemnised between persons either of whom is under the age of 16 shall
be void.
6 Marriage of persons already married
A marriage solemnised between persons in relation to either of whom there subsists
a valid marriage shall be void.
7 Marriage of persons under 21
(1) When either party to an intended marriage, not being a widower or a widow,
is under 21 years of age, the written consent of the father, or if he be dead or
of unsound mind or absent from the district, of the mother, or if both be dead
or of unsound mind or absent from the district, of the guardian of such party,
shall be required:
Provided, however, that —
(a) when such party has no father, mother or guardian, the Registrar-
General may, if satisfied after due inquiry that the intended marriage is
a proper one, dispense with such consent;
(b) when the person whose consent is required refuses his consent, the
Registrar-General may, if satisfied after due inquiry that the refusal is
perverse and that it is in the best interests of the party requiring the
consent that the intended marriage should take place, dispense with
such consent.
(2) If the person required to signify his consent is illiterate, he shall sign his
consent by placing his mark thereto after it has been read over and explained
to him by a magistrate or a marriage officer who shall attest the same.
PART III - PRELIMINARIES TO MARRIAGE
8 Notice of marriage
(1) Whenever any persons desire to marry, one of the parties to the intended
marriage shall give to the registrar of the district in which the marriage is
intended to take place a notice in the Form A of Schedule 2.
(2) Upon receipt of such notice the registrar shall cause the particulars thereof to
be entered in a book to be called the “Marriage Notice Book”, which may be
inspected during working hours without fee, and he shall publish such notice
by leaving a copy of it posted on the outer wall of his office until he grants his
certificate for marriage or until 3 months shall have elapsed.
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9 Registrar to issue certificate for marriage
The registrar, at any time after the expiration of 21 days and before the expiration of
3 months from the date of the notice, upon payment of the prescribed fee, shall
thereupon issue his certificate in the Form B of Schedule 2:
Provided always that he shall not issue his certificate until he has been
satisfied that —
(a) one of the parties has been resident within the district in which the
marriage is intended to be solemnised at least 28 days preceding the
granting of the certificate;
(b) each of the parties to the intended marriage (not being a widower or
widow) is 21 years old, or that if he or she is under age, that the
required consent has been given or has been dispensed with;
(c) there is no impediment of kindred or affinity, or any other lawful
hindrance to the marriage.
10 Marriage to be solemnised within 3 months of notice
If the marriage is not solemnised within 3 months of the date of the notice, the
notice and all proceedings consequent thereupon shall be void.
11 Island Court may grant licence to marry
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Island Court may dispense with the
issue of the certificate for marriage and may grant a licence, which shall be in
Form C of Schedule 2, authorizing the solemnisation of a marriage between
the parties named in such licence.
(2) The Island Court shall only grant the licence in accordance with subsection
(1) if satisfied by evidence on oath of the following matters –
(i) that there is no lawful impediment to a proposed marriage; and
(ii) that such consents as may be necessary to the marriage have been
obtained; and
(iii) that the Secretary to Government has been informed of the
application; and
(iv) that the granting of the application is reasonable in all the
circumstances.
12 Objections to marriage
(1) At any time after notice of an intended marriage has been given but before the
issue of the certificate for marriage, any person, whose consent to the
marriage is hereby required or who may know of any just cause why the
marriage should not take place, may give notice, either orally or in writing, to
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the registrar of the district where notice of marriage has been given, stating
the reasons why he objects to the marriage.
(2) On receipt of such notice, the registrar shall cause the word “forbidden” to be
entered opposite to the entry of the notice of marriage in the Marriage Notice
Book, and shall make full inquiry as to the genuineness or otherwise of the
objection to the marriage.
(3) If the registrar is satisfied that no objection exists he shall cancel the word
“forbidden” and make and sign an entry in the Marriage Notice Book to the
effect that after investigation the objection was not sustained, and he may then
issue his certificate and the marriage may proceed as if no objection had been
entered.
(4) If, on investigation, the objection is found to be valid, an entry to that effect
shall be made in the Marriage Notice Book and the certificate for marriage
shall not be issued:
Provided that, if either party is dissatisfied with the decision of the registrar he
may within 2 months refer the decision to the Registrar-General, or where the
Registrar-General is himself the registrar of the district, to the Attorney-
General who shall decide upon the validity or otherwise of the objection; and
if the Registrar-General or the Attorney-General, as the case may be, decides
that the objection is not valid the entry in the Marriage Notice Book shall be
cancelled, and the certificate for marriage may then be issued.
(5) The time which may have elapsed between the entering of an objection and
the final decision in respect of it, shall not be computed in the period of 3
months specified in sections 9 and 10.
(6) Any person who, without sufficient and proper cause, wilfully gives notice of
objection to a marriage shall be liable to a fine of $50, and, in default of
payment, to imprisonment for 3 months.
PART IV - SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGES
13 Certificate or licence and declaration precedent to marriage
(1) No marriage other than a marriage in articulo mortis shall be solemnised
except under the authority of a registrar's certificate for marriage or of a
licence granted under section 11.
(2) No marriage other than a marriage by proxy shall be solemnised until each of
the parties to the marriage, and in the case of a marriage by proxy until the
resident party to the marriage, shall have made and signed, or affixed a mark
to, the declaration in Form D of Schedule 2 before the marriage officer
solemnising the marriage and the witnesses to it.
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14 Place, time and form of marriage before registrar
A marriage before a registrar shall be solemnised in the registry or in a court-house
between the hours of 8 o'clock in the forenoon and 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon in
the presence of two witnesses, and the registrar shall ascertain from the parties to the
intended marriage that they are entering into the contract of marriage freely and
voluntarily, and thereupon each party shall say to the other:
“I call upon these persons here present to witness that I, AB, do take thee, CD, to be
my lawful wedded wife (or husband)”.
15 Place, time and form of marriage before ministers of religion and lay
preachers
A marriage before a minister of religion or a lay preacher shall be solemnised
between the hours of 6 o'clock in the forenoon and 6 o'clock in the afternoon, in the
presence of at least two witnesses in the church or other public place of worship in
the district in which notice of marriage was given, and in such form and ceremony
as the minister or lay preacher may think fit to adopt:
Provided that at some stage of the ceremony the parties to the marriage shall freely
and publicly express their wish of becoming man and wife and each party shall say
to the other:
“I, AB, do take thee, CD, to be my wedded wife (or husband).”
16 Certificate of marriage
Immediately upon the solemnisation of the marriage, the marriage officer, the
parties and the witnesses to the marriage shall sign in duplicate a certificate in the
Form E of Schedule 2, and a copy of such certificate shall be handed to one of the
parties to the marriage.
PART V - REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES
17 Registration of marriages
Whenever a marriage is solemnised by a registrar, he shall, after entering forthwith
the particulars of the certificate of marriage in a register to be kept for that purpose
and to be called the “District Marriage Register”, file the duplicate of the certificate
of marriage.
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18 Registration of marriages before marriage officer other than registrar
(1) Whenever a marriage is solemnised by a marriage officer other than a
registrar, such marriage officer shall within 7 days of the solemnisation of the
marriage transmit to the registrar the certificate for marriage, the declaration
referred to in section 13(2) and the duplicate of the certificate of marriage.
(2) Upon receipt of the certificate of marriage the registrar shall forthwith enter
the particulars thereof in the District Marriage Register, and every entry made
under this subsection shall be dated on the day on which it was so entered and
shall be signed by the registrar.
19 Correction of errors in certificates of marriages
A registrar, when authorised by the Registrar-General, may correct any clerical error
in any certificate of marriage filed in his office, upon production to him of the
certificate delivered to the parties, and shall authenticate every such correction by
his signature and the date of such correction.
20 Supply of books and forms
(1) It shall be the duty of the Registrar-General to supply each registrar with all
the books, certificates and other prescribed forms required under this Act.
(2) It shall be the duty of each registrar to supply the marriage officers in his
district with a sufficient number of certificates of marriage and of such other
forms as they may require.
PART VI - MARRIAGE SOLEMNISED OUT OF TUVALU
21 Issue of certificate for marriage in the United Kingdom of British
subject resident in Tuvalu
Where a marriage is intended to be solemnised or contracted in the United Kingdom
between a British subject resident there and a British subject resident in Tuvalu, a
certificate for marriage may be issued in Tuvalu by a registrar in the like manner as
if the marriage was to be solemnised or contracted under circumstances requiring the
issue of such certificate, and as if both such British subjects were resident in Tuvalu.
22 Notice of marriage under Foreign Marriage Act 1892
Where a marriage is intended to be solemnised in any foreign country under the
Foreign Marriage Act 1892, a notice of such marriage shall be given by one of the
parties intending such marriage, who has had his or her usual place of abode for a
period of not less than 1 week immediately preceding in some place within Tuvalu,
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to the Registrar-General; and a notice under this section may be in Form 1 of
Schedule 3.
23 Filling and posting notice
(1) The Registrar-General shall file every such notice and shall enter a copy
thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall publish such notice by
forthwith posting up the same in a conspicuous place in his office, and shall
keep the same so posted up during 14 consecutive days.
(2) The said book and the copy so posted up shall be open at all reasonable times
without fee to the inspection of any person.
24 Certificate of Registrar-General
The Registrar-General if he is satisfied that the party giving such notice has actually
been resident in Tuvalu for not less than 1 week immediately preceding the giving of
such notice, and unless he is aware of any impediment or objection which should
obstruct the solemnisation of the marriage, shall give a certificate that such notice
has been so given and published as aforesaid, which certificate may be in Form 2 of
Schedule 3.
PART VII - MISCELLANEOUS
25 Marriage by proxy
(1) Whenever a person over the age of 21 years is resident out of Tuvalu and
desires to enter into a contract of marriage with a person resident in Tuvalu he
shall forward to the Registrar-General an application for permission to marry
by proxy in Tuvalu.
(2) The application shall contain the following particulars: name of applicant, his
nationality, his date and place of birth, his usual place of residence, the name
and address of the proxy; and shall be accompanied by the certificate of birth
of the applicant and by his affidavit, sworn before any person authorised
under the law of the applicant's country of residence to administer oaths and
take affidavits, to the effect that there is no lawful impediment to the marriage
whether by reason of kindred or affinity, or by reason of any former marriage
or any other lawful cause.
(3) Having considered the application, the Registrar-General may, in his
discretion, authorise the marriage, and such authority shall be evidenced by
his endorsement of the certificate for marriage issued by a registrar pursuant
to section 9.
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(4) A marriage by proxy shall not be solemnised unless and until the certificate
for marriage shall have been endorsed as provided under subsection (3).
26 Marriage in articulo mortis and conditions precedent
(1) A marriage officer may, without any of the formalities required by this Act,
solemnise a marriage between two persons one of whom is in articulo mortis.
(2) No such marriage shall be solemnised unless —
(a) both parties are able to signify their consent thereto by signing or
affixing their marks to the certificate of marriage in the presence of two
attesting witnesses;
(b) written consent to the marriage, where required under section 7(1), has
been given or has been dispensed with.
27 Unlawfully solemnising marriage ceremony
Whoever solemnises a marriage without being qualified so to do, or if qualified so to
do, does so without the authority of a certificate for marriage or of a licence, where
such certificate or licence is required, shall be liable to a fine of $500 or to
imprisonment for 1 year.
28 Offences relating to issue of certificates for marriage
If a registrar knowingly and wilfully —
(a) issues a certificate for marriage before the expiration of 21 days from
the day on which notice of marriage was entered in the marriage notice
book;
(b) issues a certificate for marriage after the expiration of 3 months from
the said day;
(c) issues a certificate for marriage the issue of which has been forbidden
under section 12,
he shall be liable to a fine of $500 or to imprisonment for 1 year.
29 Marriages when invalid
A marriage solemnised after the commencement of this Act shall be null and void
if —
(a) solemnised by a person other than a marriage officer;
(b) either of the parties to it has married under a false name;
(c) solemnised without the authority of a certificate for marriage or of a
licence where such certificate or licence is required;
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(d) solemnised without the endorsement by the Registrar-General of the
certificate for marriage where such endorsement is required.
30 Fees
(1) The fees specified in Schedule 4 shall be paid to the registrars in respect of the
several matters to which they are applicable.
(2) All fees collected or paid under this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated
Fund.
31 Forms
The forms in Schedules 2 and 3, or forms to the like effect, may be used in the cases
to which they refer, with such variations as circumstances may require.
32 Regulations
The Minister may make regulations prescribing forms or fees or replacing, revoking,
varying or adding to any of the forms or fees prescribed by this Act.
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SCHEDULE 1
(Section 4)
KINDRED AND AFFINITY - PROHIBITED DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP
Mother
Daughter
Father's mother
Mother's mother
Son's daughter
Daughter's daughter
Sister
Wife's mother
Wife's daughter
Father's wife
Son's wife
Father's father's wife
Mother's father's wife
Wife's father's mother
Wife's mother's mother
Wife's son's daughter
Wife's daughter's daughter
Son's son's wife
Daughter's son's wife
Father's sister
Mother's sister
Brother’s daughter
Sister's daughter
Father
Son
Father's father
Mother's father
Son's son
Daughter's son
Brother
Husband's father
Husband's son
Mother's husband
Daughter's husband
Father's mother's husband
Mother's mother's husband
Husband's father's father
Husband's mother's father
Husband's son's son
Husband's daughter's son
Son's daughter's husband
Daughter's daughter's husband
Father's brother
Mother's brother
Brother's son
Sister's son
Mother’s brothers daughter Mother’s brother’s son
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Mother’s sister’s daughter Mother’s sister’s son
Father’s brother’s daughter Father’s brother’s son
Father’s sister’s daughter Father’s sister’s son
Mother’s brother’s daughter’s daughter Mother’s brother’s daughter’s son
Mother’s brother’s son’s daughter Mother’s brother’s son’s son
Mother’s sister’s daughter’s daughter Mother’s sister’s daughter’s son
Mother’s sister’s son’s daughter Mother’s sister’s son’s son
Father’s sister’s daughter’s daughter Father’s sister’s daughter’s son
Father’s sister’s son’s daughter Father’s sister’s son’s son
Mother’s father’s brother’s daughter Mother’s father’s brother’s son
Mother’s father’s sister’s daughter Mother’s father’s sister’s son
Mother’s mother’s brother’s daughter Mother’s mother’s brother’s son
Mother’s mother’s sister’s daughter Mother’s mother’s sister’s son
Father’s father’s sister’s daughter Father’s father’s sister’s son
Father’s father’s brother’s daughter Father’s father’s brother’s son
Father’s mother’s brother’s daughter Father’s mother’s brother’s son
Father’s mother’s sister’s daughter Father’s mother’s sister’s son
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SCHEDULE 2
(Section 8 (1))
FORM A - NOTICE OF MARRIAGE
To the Registrar of the District of........................................................................ I hereby
give you notice that a marriage is intended to be celebrated within 3 months of the date
hereof between me, the undersigned, and the other party herein named.
Name Condition Occupation
Rank or
Profession
Age Dwelling or
place of
abode
Consent if any
and by whom
given
Witness my hand this ..........day of ..........., 20....
SIGNATURE (OR MARK)............................................
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS TO MARK ............................
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FORM B - CERTIFICATE FOR MARRIAGE
(Section 9)
I hereby certify that notice of intended marriage between ..............................................
of ............................................................. and .................................................................
of ............................................................ was given to me at ............... on .... day of .........
20.., and that a period of 21 days has elapsed with no objection to the said marriage being
received by me.
Witness my hand this ...................... day of ...................., 20...
SIGNATURE............................................
Registrar.
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FORM C - LICENCE
(Section 11)
……………………………ISLAND COURT
Whereas……………………………………..and……….…………………………. desire
to intermarry, and whereas the………………………………Island Court having heard
evidence on oath is satisfied that the provisions of section 11 of the Marriage Act have
been fulfilled.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Act, the …………………..Island Court does
hereby dispense with the giving of notice and the issue of the certificate prescribed by
sections 8 and 9 of the Marriage Act, and does hereby authorise any Marriage Officer, to
solemnise a marriage between the said …………………………….. and the
said…….....………………… within .......... days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand, this ............. .day of ............20...
(SIGNED)....................................................
Island Magistrate.
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FORM D - DECLARATION
(Section 13 (2))
I, .........................................., of ……………….........., do solemnly and sincerely declare
that I believe there is no impediment or lawful objection by reason of any kindred or
affinity, any former marriage, or want of consent of parents or guardians, or any other
lawful cause, to my being married to………………………………………..
(name of other party)
…………………………………………….
(Signature (or mark) of party)
Declared by…………………... .....................
(name of party)
at .........................this ........... day of ......................, 20..., before me .................................
Marriage Officer in the presence of:
........................................) WITNESSES
.................................................................
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FORM E - CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
(Section 16)
MARRIAGE ACT
No. Date No. When
Married
Names
and
Surname
Full
Age of
Minor
Conditi
on
Occupation,
Rank or
Profession
Residence
at the time
of
marriage
Father's
Name
and
Surname
Occupation,
Rank or
Profession
of Father
Name of
Husband
Name of
Wife
Witnesses
Married at by me Marriage Officer
This marriage
was
solemnised
between us
}
A.B.
C.D.
{
in the
presence
of us
}
E.F
G.H.
Witnesses
NOTE:- This form is to be printed in duplicate.
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SCHEDULE 3
FORM 1 - NOTICE OF MARRIAGE INTENDED TO BE SOLEMNISED UNDER
THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ACT 1892
(Section 22)
To the Registrar-General of Tuvalu.
I HEREBY give you notice that a marriage is intended to be had within 3 calendar months
from the date hereof at ......................................between me and the other party herein
named and described (that is to say)-
Name Condition Occupation,
Rank or
Profession
Age Dwelling
Place
J.B ............... Bachelor Of full age
E.R. ............... Spinster Minor
and that I have had my usual place of abode for a period of not less than 1 week last past at
...................................................... in Tuvalu.
Witness my hand this ................................ day of ............, 20...
(SIGNATURE).......................................................
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FORM 2 - CERTIFICATE OF RECEIPT OF NOTICE OF MARRIAGE UNDER
THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE ACT 1892
(Section 24)
I, .........................., do hereby certify that on the.....................day of......., 20.., notice was
duly entered in my Foreign Marriage Notice Book of the marriage intended to be had
at.................between the parties therein named and described, delivered under the hand
of...................one of the parties (that is to say)-
Name Condition Occupation,
Rank or
Profession
Age Dwelling
Place
J.B ............... Bachelor Of full age
E.R. ............... Spinster Minor
and that the said........................thereby declared that he/she had had his/her usual place of
abode for a period of not less than 1 week preceding the date of such notice at .................
in Tuvalu and that the notice was published upon the ................. day of............., 20.., by
posting the same in a conspicuous place in my office and has remained so posted for a
period of 14 days and that I am not aware of any impediment or objection which should
obstruct the solemnisation of the said marriage.
.........................................................................
Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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SCHEDULE 4
(Section 30)
FEES3
$ c
1. Filing notice of marriage and entering same....................................... 1 00
2 On issue of certificate for marriage...................................................... 2 00
3 Endorsement of certificate for marriage.......................................... 2 00
4 Certifying any extract............................................................... 1 00
5 Licence.................................................................................... 40 00
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ENDNOTES
1 1990 Revised Edition, Cap. 29 – Acts 8 of 1967, 2 of 1969, 8 of 1971, 7 of 1981, 8 or 1982, LN
16/1974, LN 21/1979
Amended by LN 10A/1991
2 Cap. 17.10
3 Amended by LN 10A/1991
