Marriage Act

5. Witnesses to a marriage

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

(1)A marriage conducted under this Act shall be witnessed by two competent witnesses.

(2)A person is not competent to act as a witness if that person is—

(a)below the age of eighteen years;

(b)otherwise not competent to enter into a contract because of—

(i)mental disability rendering that person incapable of understanding what the parties are doing; or

(ii)intoxication;

(c)unable to understand, whether through an interpreter or otherwise, the language in which the ceremony is held.

(3)The person who celebrates a marriage shall not be a witness to the marriage for the purposes of this section.