Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970
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5 Caveat against issue of Registrar General’s licence.
The provisions of section 29 of the principal Act (caveat against issue of marriage schedule . . .) shall apply to the issue of a licence by the Registrar General with the modification that a caveat may be entered with either any superintendent registrar or the Registrar General and in either case it shall be for the Registrar General to examine into the matter of the caveat and to decide whether or not the licence should be granted and his decision shall be final....
5 Caveat against issue of Registrar General’s licence.
The provisions of section 29 of the principal Act (caveat against issue of marriage schedule . . .) shall apply to the issue of a licence by the Registrar General with the modification that a caveat may be entered with either any superintendent registrar or the Registrar General and in either case it shall be for the Registrar General to examine into the matter of the caveat and to decide whether or not the licence should be granted and his decision shall be final....
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