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FOREIGN MARRIAGE ACT 1892 - SECT 19

Power to refuse solemnisation of marriage where marriage inconsistent with international law.

19. A marriage officer shall not be required to solemnise a marriage, or to
allow a marriage to be solemnised in his presence, if in his opinion the
solemnisation thereof would be inconsistent with international law or the
comity of nations:

Provided that any person requiring his marriage to be solemnised shall, if the
officer refuses to solemnise it or allow it to be solemnised in his presence,
have the right of appeal to the Secretary of State given by this Act.


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