Section 6. Registration of Marriage
Article 28. – Registration.
1) Marriage shall
be registered by a competent officer of civil status irrespective of the form
according to which the marriage is celebrated.
2) The officer of
civil status who recorded the marriage
in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall issue a
certificate of marriage to the spouses.
3) Any marriage shall have effect from the date of its conclusion.
Article 29. – Record of Marriage.
1) Where the
spouses have failed to have registered their marriage in accordance with
Sub-Article (1) of Article 28, the officer of civil status shall draw up the
record of marriage of his own motion whenever he becomes aware of the marriage.
2) In such cases,
the officer of civil status shall summon the spouses and their witnesses to
sign in the record of marriage.
Article 30. – Particulars of the Record of Marriage.
The record of marriage shall show:
(a) The full names,
dates, and places of birth, of each of the spouses and their address;
(b) The full names,
dates, and places of birth, of the witnesses, and their addresses;
(c) The form of
the marriage, the date on which it has been concluded and the date of its
registration.
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