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. 15