Bill No. 19 Marriage And Divorce Bill 2009 (a) one of the parties has been resident within the district in which the civil marriage is intended to take place for at least fifteen days preceding the issue of the licence; (b) each of the parties to the intended marriage has, by declaration, proved to the satisfaction of the District Registrar of Marriages that he or she is not in contravention of the essential requirements as to age, prohibited degrees, consent and status; and (c) any objection, if any, has been removed. (3) Any declaration under this section may be made before the District Registrar or before a Magistrate. (4) The District Registrar or the Magistrate before whom a declaration is made shall explain to the person making the declaration the prohibited degrees of relationship specified in the Second Schedule and the penalties for false information. 22. Marriage to take place within three months after the issue of the District Registrar’s licence (1) A civil marriage under this Act may be contracted or solemnized at any time within three months after the issue of the District Registrar’s Marriage licence, except that a marriage under this Act may take place after the prescribed three months where the District Registrar is satisfied with the reasons for the delay, and upon payment by the parties of the prescribed fee. (2) The period of delay shall not exceed three months from the date of expiry of the three months prescribed in subsection (1). (3) If the marriage does not take place within the period allowed under subsection (2) the licence and all proceedings consequent on it shall be void, and fresh notice under section 19 shall be given before the parties can lawfully marry. 19