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SECOND SCHEDULE
Sections 13 and 17
Consents Required to the Marriage of A Minor
Part I —
Where the Minor Is Legitimate
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Circumstances |
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Person or persons whose consent is required |
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1. Where both parents are living: | ||
(a) if parents living together: | both parents; | |
(b) if parents are divorced or separated by order of court or by agreement: | the parent to whom the custody of the minor is committed by order of any court or by the agreement, or, if the custody of the minor is so committed to one parent during part of the year and to the other parent during the rest of the year, both parents; | |
(c) if one parent has been deserted by the other: | the parent who has been deserted; | |
(d) if both parents have been deprived of custody of minor by order of court: | the person to whose custody the minor is committed by order of court. | |
2. Where one parent is dead: | ||
(a) if there is no other guardian: | the surviving parent; | |
(b) if a guardian has been appointed by the deceased parent: | the surviving parent and the guardian if acting jointly, or the surviving parent or the guardian if the parent or guardian is the sole guardian of the minor. | |
3. Where both parents are dead: | the guardians or guardian appointed by the deceased parents or by the court under the Guardianship of Infants Act (Cap. 122). |
Part II —
Where The Minor Is Illegitimate
Circumstances | Person whose consent is required | |
1. If the mother of the minor is alive: | the mother or, if she has by order of court been deprived of the custody of the minor, the person to whom the custody of the minor has been committed by order of court. | |
2. If the mother of the minor is dead: | the guardian appointed by the mother, or by the court. |
Part III —
Where The Minor Is A Transferred Child
Circumstances | Person whose consent is required | |
If the father, mother, legal guardian or guardian of the transferred child is not available or does not give his consent: | the person whose particulars are registered with the protector under the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38) as the person who has the care, custody or control of such transferred child. |
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