Bill No. 19
Marriage And Divorce Bill
2009
(3) The Minister shall give notice of the fact of licensing or
cancellation of a licence under subsection (1)—
(a) in the Gazette;
(b) in at least one newspaper circulating in the district; and
(c) to the person in charge of the place of worship concerned.
(4) All places of worship which at the commencement of this
Act are licensed to solemnize marriages shall be deemed to have been
licensed under this Act.
(5) A person in charge of any place referred to in subsection (4)
shall notify the District Registrar of its existence with the
documentary evidence of its being licensed to solemnize marriages
within thirty days after the commencement of this Act.
(6) The District Registrar shall, immediately upon receipt of the
documentary evidence referred to in subsection (5), make a return to
the Registrar General who shall keep an up to date list of all the
licensed places of worship in Uganda and cause it to be published
once a year in the Gazette and in at least one newspaper circulating in
the district.
10. Minister’s power to grant special licence to marry
The Minister may, upon proof being given to him or her, that there is no
lawful impediment to a proposed marriage, dispense with the giving of
notice, the issue of the District Registrar’s marriage licence, or the
publication of banns, as the case may be, and grant a licence, in Form B
specified in the Third Schedule to this Act authorising the solemnization
of the marriage between the parties named in the Minister’s licence, by
the District Registrar, or by a recognized celebrant.
11. Minister may direct where to solemnize marriage
The Minister’s licence under section 10 may authorize the
solemnization of a marriage in a place other than a licensed place of
worship.
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