| 1.Christians can register their marriages at their Churches |
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| 2.Marriage notice should be written and attested in duplicate and handed over to the Registrar of Marriage of the division |
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| 3.Persons authorized to attest marriage notices; |
1. Registrar of Marriage of the division |
| 2. Justice of peace |
| 3. Notary public |
| 4. A Minister |
| Requirements for submitting a marriage notice: |
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| 1. Requirement of residence of the parties in the relevant division |
i. Residence of parties in the relevant division within 10 days preceding submission of the marriage notice |
| ii. Residence of parties in different divisions within 10 days preceding submission of the marriage notice. |
| iii. If one party was not living in Sri Lanka within 10 days preceding submission of the marriage notice, residence of the other party in Sri Lanka for such 10 days. |
| iv. If none of the parties had not been living in Sri Lanka within 10 days preceding submission of the marriage notice,residence of one party for 04 days in Sri Lanka. |
| 2. Completion of age of 18 yrs. by both parties as at their previous birth day. |
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| 3. The parties should not have any kind of relationship prohibited in law. |
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| 4. No party should have entered into any legal marriage which is valid at the time. |
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| Certificate of the registrar should be obtained from the Registrar or Additional District Registrar |
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| The said certificate should be produced to the minister of the church where the marriage is to the solemnized. Also provide uncancelled stamps value of Rs.25/- therewith. |
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