1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Application of Act

4 Registrar-General and Deputy Registrar-General

5 Appointment of Registrars and Deputy Registrars [Repealed]

6 Fact of deputies acting conclusive evidence of authority to do so [Repealed]

7 List of marriage celebrants

8 Marriage celebrants of specified religious bodies

9 Approval of organisations

10 Marriage celebrants from approved organisations

11 Justices of the Peace, etc, may be marriage celebrants

12 Renewal of list

13 Removal of names from list

14 Evidence of list or correction to list

14A This Part not to limit sections 32 and 32A

15 Marriage of persons within prohibited degrees of relationship void

16 Validation of certain marriages already solemnised

17 Marriage of persons under 16 years of age

18 Consent to marriage of minors

19 Application to Family Court Judge where consent refused

20 General provisions relating to consents

21 Marriages without licence or marriage celebrant void

22 Marriages not to be void because of defects in procedure

23 Notice of marriage

24 Issue of Marriage licence and information return

25 Caveats may be lodged

26 Discharge of caveat

27 Vexatious caveat

28 Registrar to issue licence unless satisfied marriage unlawful

29 Licence authorises but not obliges marriage celebrant to solemnise marriage

30 When marriage may be solemnised

31 Place and form of marriage before marriage celebrant

32 Marriage of Quakers

32A Marriage in accordance with rules and procedures of exempt religious bodies

32B Application to become exempt religious body

32C Declaration of religious body as exempt religious body

32D Change in beliefs or objects of exempt religious bodies

32E List of exempt religious bodies

33 Marriages before Registrar

33A Registrar-General may solemnise marriage

34 Proxy marriages

35 Marriage registers

36  [Repealed]

37  [Repealed]

37A  [Repealed]

38  [Repealed]

39 Foreign marriages of British subjects

40 Marriages abroad of Commonwealth citizens and citizens of Ireland

41 Certificate to person intending a foreign marriage

42 Notice of intended marriage outside New Zealand

43 New Zealand representative may attend marriage abroad of New Zealand citizen and give certificate

44 Validity of service marriages

45  [Repealed]

46  [Repealed]

47  [Repealed]

48  [Repealed]

49  [Repealed]

49A  [Repealed]

49B  [Repealed]

49C  [Repealed]

49D  [Repealed]

50  [Repealed]

50A  [Repealed]

51  [Repealed]

52  [Repealed]

53  [Repealed]

54  [Repealed]

55  [Repealed]

55A  [Repealed]

56 Offence to deny or impugn validity of lawful marriage

57 Offence to alter register book without authority

58 Offence to solemnise marriage contrary to provisions of this Act

59 Offence to solemnise marriage falsely pretending to be marriage celebrant

60 Offences in connection with false statements and improper solemnisation of marriages

61  [Repealed]

62  [Repealed]

63 Limitation on prosecutions

64 Regulations

64A Rules of procedure

65  [Repealed]

66 Disposition of fines and fees

67 Repeals and savings