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The said seventeenth Section of the Marriage Act is hereby
repealed.
Repealing 17th section
of "Marriage Act,
1854". -
In case any father, guardian, or mother, whose consent is
made necessary by the said Act to the marriage of a person under
age, shall be non compos mentis, or in case any such guardian shall
unreasonably or from undue motives refuse or withhold his consent
to a proper marriage, then it shall be lawful for any person desirous
of marrying in any of the above mentioned cases to apply by peti-
tion to a Judge of the Supreme Court in a summary way, and in
case the marriage proposed shall, upon examination, appear to be
proper, such Judge shall judicially declare the same to be so, and
such judicial declaration shall be deemed and taken to be as good
and effectual to all intents and purposes as if the father, guardian, or
mother of the person so petitioning had consented to such marriage.
In certain cases Judge
of Supreme Court may
consent to marriage of
Infants.
Examined and certified.
JAS. JNO. PIERCY,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
F. E. CAMPBELL,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
In the name of Her Majesty I assent to this mct,
THOMAS GORE BROWNE,
Governor.
Auckland, 29th July, 1856.
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration29 July 1856
Legislation, Marriage Act, Supreme Court, Governor assent, Clerk
- JAS. JNO. PIERCY, Clerk of the Legislative Council
- F. E. CAMPBELL, Clerk of the House of Representatives
- THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Governor