Age of Marriage (Northern Ireland) Act 1951 (Chapter 25)

Age of Marriage Act (Northern Ireland) 1951

1951 Chapter 25

An Act to make void marriages between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen.

[20th December 1951]

Avoidance of marriages where either party is under sixteen.

— (1) A marriage between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen shall be void:

Provided that in any proceedings against a person charged under sub-section (1) of section five of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885

1885 c.69

, or charged with indecent assault, it shall be a sufficient defence to prove that at the time when the offence is alleged to have been committed he had reasonable cause to believe that the girl in respect of whom it is alleged to have been committed was his wife.

(2) Nothing in this section shall affect any marriage solemnized or contracted before the passing of this Act, and any such marriage shall be or become valid in any case where, if this section had not been passed, it would be or become valid.

S. 2 rep. by 1995 NI 2

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Age of Marriage Act (Northern Ireland), 1951.

Version no	Start date	End date	Extent	Confers power	Blanket amendment
> 1	01/01/2006		N.I.	N	N

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