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Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Offences Relating to Solemnisation and Registration of Marriages
34. Omission to appear before Registrar or licensed solemniser within prescribed time
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(1)
Any person who fails to appear before the Registrar or a licensed solemniser after being required to do so under section 28(3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Registrar
Defined · s 2
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Marriages appointed under section 26 and includes an Assistant Registrar of Marriages;
(2)
The Registrar may compound any such offence by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $400.