Bill No. 19 Marriage And Divorce Bill 2009 “Marriage Register Book” means a register book kept under section 8 for the purpose of registering marriages; “matrimonial home” means the principal residence or residences of the spouses; “matrimonial property” has the meaning given to it by section 116; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice; “monogamous marriage” means a marriage between a man and a woman neither of whom, during the subsistence of such marriage, shall be at liberty to enter or contract any other valid marriage; “non-monetary contribution” means the contribution made by a spouse for the maintenance of the family and acquisition of matrimonial property other than by way of money; “of the full blood” means descended from a common ancestor by the same wife; “of the half blood” means descended from a common ancestor but by different wives; “of uterine blood” means descended from a common female ancestor but different husbands; “person in authority” means a chief, the executive committee of a local government, a religious leader or other leader in the community; “place other than place of worship” means a place authorised by the Minister to solemnize a marriage; “polygamous marriage” means a marriage in which the man is married to more than one wife; “potentially polygamous marriage” means a marriage between a man and a woman in which the man has the capacity to contract another marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage, but has not yet done so; 12