Cap. 255 Art. 5Marriages within prohibited degrees.

(1) A marriage contracted between -

(a) an ascendant and a descendant in the direct line;

(b) siblings, whether of the full or half blood;

(c) persons related by affinity in the direct line; or

(d) the adopter and the adopted person or a descendant, or the spouse, of the adopted person, shall, whether the relationship aforesaid derives from legitimate or illegitimate descent, be void.

(2) For the purposes of sub-article (1), the relationship of an adopted person shall be deemed to subsist both with reference to his natural and to his adoptive family.

(3) The court of voluntary jurisdiction within whose jurisdiction either of the spouses resides may upon good cause being shown dispense from the provisions of sub-article (1)(c) and (d).