Section 27: Marriage by authorised person

27. Marriage by authorised person (1) Any authorised person shall ensure, in respect of every marriage he celebrates, that the requirements of the Code Civil Mauricien and of section 20 (1) (a) and (b) are complied with. (2) Any authorised person shall immediately on completing a marriage ceremony enter in a register provided by the Registrar of Civil Status the particulars of the marriage he has celebrated and shall, within 7 days of the celebration of the marriage, transmit a copy of the particulars of the marriage to the Registrar of Civil Status for registration in the appropriate register. (3) Every register issued to an authorised person shall be closed at the end of each year and forwarded to the Registrar of Civil Status before the end of January of the ensuing year with a memorandum drawn up, dated and signed by the authorised person in which the number of marriages entered in the register shall be recorded. (4) The Registrar of Civil Status may at any time call for, examine, inspect or verify the register issued to an authorised person. [S. 27 amended by Act 9 of 1984.]