The Foreign Marriage (Recognilion) Act, 1966

Assented to in Her Majesty's name this 12th day of September, 1966. LS No. 29 Sierra Leonc H. J. L. BOSTON, Governor-General The Foreign Marriage (Recognilion) Act, 1966 Being An Act to provide for the Recognition of ForcignMarriages Performed in Accordanee with the United Kingdom Foreign Marriage Act of 1892. DE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and Wn the advice and consent of the House of Represetatives in S present Parliament assembled, and by the auhority of the Same, as follows: Short titlc. Date of [27th April, 196l.] commence A 109 tment. ment I. This Act shall be deemed to ha ve come into operation on Commence the 27th of April, 1961. A 110 Recognition of foreign marriage solemnized in accor dance with 55 &56 Vic. Ch. 23 Cap. 97. No29 Foreign Marriage (Recognition)

All marriages between parties one of whom at least is acitizen of Sierra Leone solemnized in accordance with the provi sions of the United Kingdom Foreign Marriage Act, 1892, in any foreign country or place by or before a marriage officer as defined In section Iof that Act shall be as valid as if the same had been performed in Sierra Leone in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Marriage Act. Passed in the House of Representatives this 25th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-six. M.P. MSW/SFS/T J. W. E. DAVIES, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bi1. J. Acting Clerk of the W. E. DAVIES, House of Representatives.