Third

Session, 48th General Assembly

Elizabeth II, 2019

BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MARRIAGE ACT

Received

and Read the First Time ................................................................

Second

Reading ............................................................................................

Committee .....................................................................................................

Third

Reading ...............................................................................................

Royal

Assent .................................................................................................

HONOURABLE SHERRY

GAMBIN-WALSH

Minister of Service

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ordered to be printed by

the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill would amend the Marriage Act to repeal the provision which allows a judge to issue a

marriage licence where one of the parties is under the age of 16 years.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MARRIAGE ACT

Analysis

S.13 Amdt.

Licence requirements

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

SNL2009 cM-1.02

as amended

1. Subsection 13(8) of the Marriage Act is repealed.

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