Bill No. 19 Marriage And Divorce Bill 2009 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a marriage shall be celebrated upon the parties reciting a specifically revealed verse namely— “We will all verily abide by the will of God.” 100. Registration of a Bahai marriage (1) Within three months after the completion of the ceremonies of a Bahai marriage, the parties to the marriage shall cause their marriage to be registered by appearing and presenting before the District Registrar, a certificate of their marriage. (2) After the details of the Bahai marriage have been entered in the relevant Register Book, the District Registrar, the parties and the witnesses to the marriage shall sign their names in the relevant Marriage Register Book. (3) At the time of registration of a Bahai marriage, the parties to the particular marriage shall pay a prescribed fee for the marriage certificate issued by the District Registrar. Objections to Bahai Marriages 101. Objection to Bahai marriage A person who knows of any reasonable ground why a Bahai marriage should not take place may make an objection against the marriage to the Local Spiritual Assembly, in writing or orally, stating the ground of his or her objection, and the Local Spiritual Assembly shall refer the matter to the District Registrar. 102. Objection by person outside Uganda Where a person who knows of any reasonable ground why a Bahai marriage should not take place resides outside Uganda, he or she may send his or her objection, signed in accordance with the law of his or her country of residence and duly authenticated by a Notary Public, counsel, or another person authorised by the law of that country in that behalf, to the relevant District Registrar concerned or the Registrar General, whichever would be best placed to ensure receipt of the objection. 44