Bill No. 19 Marriage And Divorce Bill Objections to Christian marriage 2009 46. Objections to a Christian marriage A person who knows of any reasonable ground why a Christian marriage should not take place may make an objection against the marriage to the relevant celebrant, either in writing or orally, stating the ground of his or her objection to the intended marriage, and the celebrant shall refer the matter to the District Registrar. 47. Objection by person outside Uganda Where a person who knows of any reasonable ground why a Christian marriage should not take place resides outside Uganda, he or she may send his or her objection, signed in accordance with the law of his or her country of residence and duly authenticated by a Notary Public, counsel, or another person authorised by the law of that country in that behalf, to the Registrar concerned or the Registrar General, whichever would be best placed to ensure receipt of the objection. 48. Grounds for objection to a Christian marriage A person may make an objection where— (a) the parties are within the prohibited degrees of relationship, whether natural or legal or by marriage; (b) either party is of unsound mind at the time of the marriage; (c) either party, at the time of marriage, has a living spouse and the marriage with the living spouse is still subsisting; (d) the consent of either party to the marriage was obtained by force or fraud; (e) the intended marriage is in contravention of section 37, 38, 39 or 40. 49. Time within which to make an objection A person may make an objection to a Christian marriage at any time before the celebration of the marriage. 27