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Civil Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2000

An Act amending the law governing civil marriage in Sierra Leone.

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Summary

The Civil Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2000 amends the principal law on civil marriage — the statutory form of monogamous marriage celebrated before a civil authority or licensed place, as distinct from customary and religious marriage.

As an amending statute it alters specified provisions of the principal Civil Marriage Act, for example in relation to the requirements, formalities or fees for civil marriage, and must be read together with the principal law.

Main provisions

  • Amends specified provisions of the principal Civil Marriage legislation.
  • Concerns the requirements and formalities for civil marriage.
  • Takes effect as part of, and is read together with, the principal Act it amends.