Section 11, Marriage and Divorce Act, 2007

(1) Any person who knows of any cause why the localcouncil should not have registered the marriage or objects to the validity of the marriage under the applicable customary law may, at any time after the publication of the notice by the local council, file the grounds of his objection in the court. Customary marriage of minors. Co-habiting persons to be deemed married. Obligation to register customary Application for registration of customary marriage. Statutory declaration. Local Council to register customary Objection to registration of customary 4 5 No. 1 Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act 2009No. 1 Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act 2009 (2) Copies of the grounds of objection shall be served on the parties affected by the objection. (3) If, upon the hearing of the grounds of objections the court is satisfied that– (a) there are no grounds for the objection it shall dismiss the objection; (b) there are grounds for the objection, the court may make an order empowering the local council to expunge any entries made in the register in respect of the registration of the marriage to which the objection was made. (4) Where entries in the register have been expunged under subsection (3), the customary marriage shall be deemed not to have been contracted. PART IV – REGISTRATION OF CUSTOMARY DIVORCE