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Part 5 · Offences Relating to Solemnisation and Registration of Marriages

36. Interference with marriage

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Any person who uses any force or threat —

(a)

to compel a person to marry against his or her will; or

(b)

to prevent a person who has attained 21 years of age from contracting a valid marriage,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

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Part 6

Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife

Part 7

Protection Against Family Violence

Part 8

Maintenance of Wife, Incapacitated Husband and Children

Part 9

Enforcement of Maintenance Orders

Part 9A

Additional Provisions Relating to Part 7, 8 or 9

Part 10

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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