Section 33: Celebration of religious marriage
consolidated text (as at 2018, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
33. Celebration of religious marriage
Except in the case of a marriage celebrated in accordance with Muslim
rites, no religious marriage shall be celebrated unless—
(a) the parties to the religious marriage are already civilly married to
each other; or
(b) the celebrant is the holder of an authority issued under section 26; or
(c) the celebrant is actively or passively assisted at the religious
ceremony by an officer in accordance with section 28.
[S. 33 amended by Act 2 of 1987; Act 45 of 1990.]
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- Can a religious marriage be celebrated in Mauritius without either an authorised celebrant or an officer present?