Section 8
ActIn forceProvision 8 of 14
Section 8
(1)
Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of a betrothal contracted according to established Chinese law or custom.
(2)
No such betrothal shall be registered:
Provided that if by subsequent marital intercourse a betrothal has been constituted a marriage as defined in section 2, the Registrar shall register the marriage and shall issue a certificate as provided by section 7.
Penalty for failure to register.