Summary

Marriage Act of the Republic of Zimbabwe of 1964 with amendments through 2001.

Contents

Part I: Preliminary

• 1. Short title.
• 2. Interpretation.

Part II: Marriage Officers

• 3. Magistrate to be marriage officer for district.
• 4. Designation of ministers of religion and other persons as marriage officers.
• 5. Certain persons may in certain circumstances be deemed to have been marriage officers.
• 6. Change of name of religious denomination or organization and amalgamation of religious denominations or organizations.
• 7. Revocation of designation as marriage officer.

Part III: Solemnization of Marriage 

• 8. Unauthorized solemnization of marriage ceremonies forbidden.
• 9. Publication of banns or notice of intention to marry or issue of marriage license before marriage.
• 10. Application for publication and acceptance of banns.
• 11. How publication of banns of marriage to be made.
• 12. Certificate of publication of banns.
• 13. Publication outside Zimbabwe of banns or notice of intention to marry.
• 14. Notice of intention to marry.
• 15. Certificate of publication of notice of intention to marry.
• 16. Marriage license.
• 17. Period of validity of banns, notice of intention to marry and marriage license.
• 18. Informalities in publication of banns or notice of intention to marry or in issue of marriage license.
• 19. Objections to marriage.
• 20. Marriage of minors.
• 21. Marriage of minors without consent voidable but not void.
• 22. Prohibition of marriage of persons under certain ages.
• 23. Proof of age of parties to proposed marriage.
• 24. Legality of marriages between persons within certain degrees of affinity.
• 25. Time and place for, and presence of parties and witnesses at, solemnization of marriage.
• 26. Marriage formula.
• 27. Certain marriage officers may refuse to solemnize certain marriages.
• 28. Payments to marriage officers.
• 29. Blessing of a marriage.

Part IV: Registration of Marriages

• 30. Registrar of Marriages.
• 31. Register of marriages.
• 32. Registration of marriages by Registrar.
• 33. Correction of errors.

Part V: Offences and Penalties

• 34. Penalty for failure to comply with section 31.
• 35. Penalties for solemnizing marriage contrary to this Act and for false representation or statement.

Part VI: Miscellaneous 

• 36. Regulations.
• 37. Savings.

Source: UN Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Center (Document Source)

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