Section 2

“Anglican” means and applies to the Church in Brunei Darussalam in communion with the Church of England as established by the law of England;

“Christian” means a person professing the Christian religion;

“Church of Rome” means and applies to the Church under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Pope of Rome;

“Church of Scotland” means the Church of Scotland as established by law;

“civil marriage” means a marriage solemnised in the office of a

Marriage Registrar in accordance with the provisions in that behalf of this Act;

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“marriage” means a marriage as understood by English law, that is, the voluntary union for life or until the marriage is dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others;

“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;

“minister of religion” means any priest of the Anglican Church, any minister of the Church of Scotland or Presbyterian Church of

England, any priest of the Church of Rome and or any other minister or ecclesiastical or religious official of any other denomination or sect who is authorised under this Act to solemnise marriages;

“minor” means a person who, not being a widow or widower, is under the age of 18 years;

“religious marriage” means a marriage solemnised in any church, chapel or any other authorised building in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of any religious denomination;

“Roman Catholic” means and applies to the Church under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Pope of Rome;

“Senior Marriage Registrar” means the Marriage Registrar for

Brunei Darussalam.

Capacity to marry.