Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906

A.—CONDITIONS

1 The applicant shall sign a notice stating the name, surname, profession, condition, nationality, and residence of each of the parties to the marriage, and whether each of the parties is or is not a minor.

2 The applicant shall at the time of giving the notice make and subscribe in a book to be kept by the registrar or officer for the purpose, an oath—

(a) that the applicant believes that there is no impediment to the marriage by reason of kindred or alliance, or otherwise ; and

(b) that the applicant has for three weeks immediately preceding had his usual residence within the district of the registrar or officer ; and

(c) if the applicant, not being a widower or widow, is under the age of twenty-one years, that the consent of the persons whose consent to the marriage is required by law has been obtained thereto, or that there is no person having authority to give that consent, as the case may be.

3 The registrar or officer shall file every such notice and keep it with the archives of his office, and shall forthwith enter in a book of notices to be kept by him for the purpose, and post up in some conspicuous place in his office a copy of every such notice, and shall keep it so posted up for at least twenty-one days.

4 The book in which the notice is entered, and the copy posted up, shall be open at all reasonable times without fee to the inspection of any person.