Section 11
of Marriage Act
Section 11
(1)
No minister of religion shall solemnise any marriage until —
(a)
one of the parties has made either verbally or in writing a solemn declaration before him that he or she believes that there is no impediment of kindred or affinity or other legal hindrance to the marriage, and further, if either party to the intended marriage is a minor, that the consent required under section 7 has been duly obtained; and
(b)
he is satisfied that the provisions of section 10 have been complied with.
Marriage
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(2)
A minister of religion may solemnise any marriage on the certificate of another minister of religion of the same denomination or of a
Marriage Registrar, that the respective provisions of section 10(1) have been complied with. Such certificate shall be in the form prescribed in the Third
Schedule or to the like effect.
Protesting marriage.