ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Marriage Act
96. Transitional Provisions
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
96. Transitional Provisions
(1)A person who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, was a Registrar of Marriages under the Marriage Act (Repealed) or the African Christian Marriage and Divorce Act (Repealed), or an assistant Registrar under the Islamic Marriage and Divorce Registration Act (Repealed), shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, send all registers of marriages and divorces to the Registrar.(2)Parties to a marriage contracted under customary law, the Hindu Marriage and Divorce Act (Repealed) or the Islamic Marriage and Divorce Registration Act (Repealed) before commencement of this Act, which is not registered shall apply to the Registrar or County Registrar to assistant Registrar for the registration of that marriage under this Act within three years of the coming to force of this Act.(3)The parties to a customary marriage shall register such a marriage within three years of the coming to force of this Act.(4)The Cabinet Secretary may extend the registration period under this section by notice in the Gazette.