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Part 10

106. Grounds on which marriage is voidable

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2023. 2 amendments in all.

A marriage which takes place after 1 June 1981 is voidable on the following grounds only:

(a)

that the marriage has not been consummated owing to the incapacity of either party to consummate it;

(b)

that the marriage has not been consummated owing to the wilful refusal of the respondent to consummate it;

(c)

that either party to the marriage did not validly consent to it, whether in consequence of duress, mistake, mental disorder or otherwise;

(d)

that at the time of the marriage either party, though capable of giving a valid consent, was suffering (whether continuously or intermittently) from mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage;

(e)

that at the time of the marriage the respondent was suffering from venereal disease in a communicable form;

(f)

that at the time of the marriage the respondent was pregnant by some person other than the applicant.

Report

Part 10A

Amicable Settlement of Disputes

Part 10B

Court’S Power to Set Aside and Prevent Dispositions Intended to Defeat Maintenance Claims or Other Orders in Matrimonial Proceedings

Part 10C

Replacement Because of Death

Part 11

Offences Against Women and Girls

Part 12

Miscellaneous

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