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English: An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the solemnization and registration of marriages in England with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.
Three laws currently provide for the status of marriage in South Africa. These are the Marriage Act (Act 25 of 1961), which provides for civil or religious opposite-sex marriages; the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act (Act 120 of 1998), which provides for the civil registration of marriages solemnised according to the traditions of indigenous groups; and the Civil Union Act (Act 17 of ...
In Zimbabwean civil law, the Marriage Act of Zimbabwe only recognises monogamous marriages. [1] However, the majority of marriages in Zimbabwe are customary; the relevant African Marriages Act of Zimbabwe recognises both polygamous and "potentially polygamous" unions.
Age of Marriage Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 36) Marriage Act 1939; Foreign Marriage Act 1947; Marriage Act 1949; Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Act 1954; Marriage Acts Amendment Act 1958; Marriage (Secretaries of Synagogues) Act 1959; Marriage (Enabling) Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 29) Marriage (Wales and Monmouthshire) Act 1962
The Marriage Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6.c. 76) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating marriages in England and Wales.. The Act had prohibited solemnizing marriages during evenings and at night.
Speaking to the PA news agency 10 years after the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act came into effect, Ms Sturgeon said: “It’s something I look back and take pride in.”
Congress and the Biden administration enacted the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act in 2022 to codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages under federal law.
17-year-olds can only get married if they have the permission of each parent, guardian or legal custodian. If the 17-year-old does not get permission of a parent, guardian or legal custodian, they can petition the court to argue that they are self-sufficient and will be heard if they are entering a marriage under their own power. [54] [55] [56]