An act to reform and consolidate the law relating to civil, Christian, Hindu, Bahai and customary marriages; to provide for the types of recognized marriages, marital rights and duties; recognition of cohabitation in relation to property rights; separation and divorce, and the consequences of separation and divorce; and for related matters.
Part III. Requirements, Preliminaries and Solemnization of Civil Marriages begins with Requirements of a valid Civil Marriage, which includes sections 15. Minimum age for marriage; 16. Consent to marriage; 17. Prohibited degrees of relationship; and 18. Same sex marriage prohibited. Different Parts cover Christian, customary, Hindu and Bahai marriages.
Part VIII. Matrimonial rights and obligations include section 114. Conjugal rights and sections 115 to 133 on property rights. Part IX covers the breakdown of marriages, including sections 145 Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce and 147 Evidence of breakdown of marriage.
The Bill contains three Schedules and a Memorandum which states "The Bill in sum gives effect to the principle in article 31(1) of the Constitution that men and women are entitled to equal rights in marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution."