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(1) Every marriage under this Act shall be solemniseda) in the office of a Registrar with open doors withi he hours of six in the morning and seven in th evening; or b) in such place other than in the otice of a Registra at such time as may be authorised by a valid licenc issued under subsection (3) of section 21; or (c) in a church or temple or at any place of marriage in accordance with section 24 at any such time as may be permitted by the religion, custom or usage which the parties to the marriage or either of them profess or practise. (2) A valid marriage may be solemnised under subsection (1) (a) or (b) by a Registrar if a certificate for the marriage issued by the Registrar or Registrars concerned or a licence authorising the marriage is delivered to him. seclion lyali) by an Ase ran Regisrar if ise i sadieted uby statutory declaration that— (a) either-- [Pt. ШL, S. 22-23] LAW REFORM (MARRIAGE AND DIYORCE) (b) there is no lawful impediment to the marriage; (c) neither of the parties to the intended marriage is married under any law, religion, custom or usage to any person other than the person with whon such marriage is proposed to be contracted; and (d) in so far as the intended marriage is a Christian marriage and is to be solemnised in accordance religious the publication of banns or the giving notice of the intended marriage have been complied with or lawfully dispensed with in accordance with such canons. :(4) Every marriage purported to be solemnised in Malaysia shall be void unless a certificate for marriage or a licence has been issued by the Registrar or Chief Minister or a statutory declaration under subsection (3) has been delivered to the Registrar or Assistant Registrar, as the case may be. (5) Every marriage shall be solemnised in the presence of at least two credible witnesses besides the Registrar. (6) No marriage shall be solemnised unless the Registrar is satisfied that both the parties to the marriage freely consent to the marriage. /