Section 4

the parties to such marriage shall appear before the Registrar and shall produce to the Registrar such evidence either oral or documentary as may satisfy the Registrar that such marriage took place:

Provided always that evidence of cohabitation and repute that they have lived together as man and wife may suffice so to satisfy the

Registrar;

the parties shall fill in and subscribe a declaration in the form in Schedule 2 in the presence of the Registrar and shall answer such questions as the Registrar may think fit to put to them for the purpose of explaining or substantiating the statements made in the declaration:

Provided that the Registrar may vary the form in any case in which the parties profess no religion or are married otherwise than by a ceremony;

the parents or one of the parents, or, if both the parents are dead or if neither of the parents is within Brunei Darussalam, the natural guardian of a husband or wife who is under the age of 18 years at the date of their appearance before the Registrar as aforesaid shall appear before the Registrar upon or before the registration of such marriage and declare on oath that he, she or they have consented to such marriage:

Provided that if the Registrar is satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case it is proper to do so, he may dispense with the consent of any parent or guardian; and

the prescribed fees are paid.

Registration of Marriages

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