The Marriage (General) Rules, 2014

Legal Notice 61 of 2014

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The Marriage (General) Rules, 2014

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Legal Notice 61 of 2014

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Marriage Act

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MARRIAGE ACT

THE MARRIAGE (GENERAL) RULES, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE 61 OF 2014

Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVI—No. 67 on 30 May 2014
Commenced on 30 May 2014

1. Citation

These Rules may be cited as the Marriage (General) Rules, 2014.

2. Marriage Certificate

(1)The marriage certificate to be issued under section 21 of the Act shall be in Form MA1 set out in the First Schedule.

(2)The certificate of marriage issued under section 35 shall be in Form MA1 set out in the First Schedule.

3. Notice and Registrar's certificate under section 25

(1)A notice required to be given under section 25 of the Act shall be in Form MA2 set out in the First Schedule.

(2)The Registrar, at any time after the expiration of twenty-one days and before the expiration of three months from the date of the notice referred to in section 25 of the Act, shall issue the applicant with a certificate in the manner set out in Form MA3 of the First Schedule, upon being satisfied by affidavit that there is no legal impediment to the intended marriage.

(3)The affidavit specified under paragraph (2) may be sworn either before a Registrar or before a magistrate and shall be in Form MA4 set out in the First Schedule.

4. Certificate of no impediment

(1)An application for a certificate of no impediment to marriage under section 32 of the Act shall be in Form MA5 set out the in First Schedule.

(2)An application under paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by certified copies of the-

(a)applicant's identity card or passport;

(b)applicant's birth certificate; and

(c)intended spouse's passport.

(3)The Registrar shall, upon satisfied that there is no legal impediment to the intended marriage, issue the applicant with a certificate of no impediment in Form MA6 set out in the First Schedule.

5. Special licence

(1)A special licence under section 33 of the Act shall be issued in instances where-

(a)any of the parties to the marriage is a foreign national;

(b)both the parties to the marriage are foreign nationals;

(c)the marriage is to be solemnised outside a licensed place; or

(d)the parties are unable to give the twenty-one day notice to the registrar of their intention to marry.

(2)An application for a special license shall be in Fonn MA7 set out in the First Schedule.

(3)A special license shall be in Form MA7 set out in the First Schedule.

6. When marriage can be celebrated

All marriages shall be celebrated between 8 O'clock in the morning and 6 O'clock in the afternoon.

7. Marriage Register

The Registrar shall enter the details of each marriage certificate into the Marriage Register in the manner set out in Form MA9 in the First Schedule.