Bill No. 19 Marriage And Divorce Bill 2009 54. Appeals from the court’s decision in objection proceedings (1) The decision of a court in objection proceedings may be appealed against either on a point of law or fact or both law and fact. (2) The hearing of an objection by the court and also the hearing of an appeal, if any, shall each be completed within fifteen days after filing of the objection or the commencement of the appeal as the case may be Void and Voidable Christian Marriages 55. Void Christian marriage (1) A Christian marriage is void where— (a) the parties are within the prohibited degrees of relationship, whether natural or legal or by marriage; (b) either party was of unsound mind at the time of the marriage; (c) either party, at the time of marriage, had a living spouse and the marriage with the living spouse was still subsisting; (d) the consent of either party to the marriage was obtained by force or fraud; (e) the marriage was contracted in contravention of section 37, 38, 39 or 40. (2) The aggrieved party may petition court for a declaration that his or her marriage is void. 56. Voidable Christian marriage (1) A Christian marriage is voidable where one of the parties to the marriage— (a) unreasonably refuses to consummate the marriage for a period of three months from the time of the marriage; 29