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Solemnization of Special Marriages

A marriage between any two persons may be solemnized under this Act provided the following
conditions are satisfied. Namely: -

1. Neither party has a spouse living

2. Neither party is an idiot or a lunatic

3. The male must have completed the age of twenty-one years and female the age of
eighteen years.

4. The persons seeking to marry must not be within the degrees of prohibited relationship.

Notice of Intended Marriages


Both the parties to the marriage should give notice in writing in the prescribed form to the
marriage officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has been
residing for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which such
notice is given.

A fee of Rs 3 has to be paid for publication of notice. Notice will be published in the office of the
Marriage Officer of the district within whose jurisdiction each of the parties to the marriage is
permanently residing.

The notice may be presented before the marriage officers by both parties in person or by
registered post. In the later case a fee of RS 3 for notice charge should be sent by Money Order.
The Performa for the notice is given separately. (Please see Notice of Intended Marriage)

Solemnization of Marriage
The marriage can be solemnized on expiry of 30 days after clearing objections if any filed. The
validity for the notice is 3 months. Before the solemnization of marriage the parties and three
witnesses in the presence of the marriage officer should sign declarations in the prescribed form.

The marriage can be solemnized in any form, which the parties may choose to adopt. The
marriages can be solemnized either with the office of the Marriage Officer or at such other place
within a reasonable distance as the parties may desire. A fee of RS 10 has to be paid for
solemnization. Certificate will be issued on stamp paper if RS 10 produced by the parties on
payment of Rs. 2/-

Registration of marriages celebrated in other forms


These provision deals with the registration of marriages already are celebrated in forms other
than the special marriage Act.

The following conditions should be satisfied for the registration of marriages


1. The couple must have been married in some other forms and they must have been living
as husband and wife ever since such marriage.

2. Neither party has more than one spouse living.

3. Neither party is an idiot or lunatic.

4. The parties should complete 21 years of age at the time of registration.

5. Both the parties should reside within the jurisdiction of the Marriage Officer for a period
of 30 days.

Marriage Registration
On receipt of application signed by both the parties and also after publication of notice the
marriage will be registered on the expiry of the notice period of 30 days. Certificate will be
entered in the certificate book and shall be signed by the parties to the marriage and three
witnesses.

In every case of persons residing in Jamaica Prdimi intending that a marriage shall be
solemnized between them under the authority of a Civil Registrar’s certificate g$strar,s of notice,
each of such persons shall on or about the same certificate. date give notice of the intended
marriage to the Civil Registrar of the parish in which he or she has resided for a period of not
less than @teen clear days before the giving of such notice, in the form as nearly as may be set
Provided that when both of such persons reside within forth in Schedule A : Schedule A. the
same parish a single notice shall suffice :

Provided also that where one of the persons intending marriage is not residing in Jamaica a
single notice by the other person shall suffice. On the receipt of a notice of an intended marriage,
the Civil Registrar, being satisfied that the notice is conformable to the requirements of this Act,
shall forthwith enter the particulars set forth in the notice in a book to be called the Marriage
Notice Book, and shall on the same day put up in a conspicuous and accessible place on the door
or outer wall of his office, a public notice of the intended marriage in the form as nearly as may
be set forth in Schedule B, and shall keep the same so put up for seven consecutive days
thereafter.

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