Cap. 255 Art. 10Exceptions.

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles 8 and 9 -

(a) the period during which the banns are to remain posted up in accordance with article 7 or the period which must elapse, in accordance with article 9, before the marriage can take place, or both such periods, may be shortened by the Registrar if he is satisfied that the shortening of those periods is justified by the circumstances of the case; but in any such case the shortening of the periods must result from the banns;

(b) where either of the persons to be married is in imminent danger of death, the publication of the banns may be dispensed with altogether by the Registrar and the marriage may be contracted on his authority without any banns being published, if each of the persons to be married makes and signs the declaration on oath required by article 7(5); and in any such case the Registrar shall certify under his hand that the marriage, with dispensation from the publication of banns, is authorised by him and shall specify in the certificate the manner in which he ascertained the imminent danger of death.

Formalities of marriage