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9. Any officer appointed under this Ordinance who wilfully neglects his duty, or disobeys, or causes others to disobey, any order of the Medical Officer shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds. 10. All proceedings for the prosecution of offences under this Ordinance shall be commenced in the name of the Medical Officer. 11. In the case of any Proclamation issued under this Ordinance it shall be sufficient if such Proclamation is exhibited in the English and Niue languages, in a conspicuous place, at the office of the Resident Commissioner. Passed by the Niue Island Council this tenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twelve. Togia, Approved. President of the Niue Island Council. H. Cornwall, Resident Commissioner, Niue. Assented to in the name and on behalf of His Majesty. 18th November, 1912. Islington, Governor.

NIUE ISLAND MARRIAGE, REGISTRATION, AND DIVORCE ORDINANCE. The following Ordinance to provide a necessary amendment to the law relating to marriage and the registration of births, deaths, and marriages at Niue was passed by the Niue Island Council on the 7th January, 1913, and duly received the assent of His Excellency the Governor in the name and on behalf of His Majesty on the l9th June, 1913 : — Ordinance No. 29.—The Niue Island Marriage, Registration, and Divorce Ordinance, 1913. Whereas it is desirable that the law relating to marriage, and registration of births, deaths, and marriages, be amended, and that provision be made for divorce : Be it enacted by the Niue Island Council as follows :— 1. The Short Title of this Ordinance is the Niue Island Marriage, Registration, and Divorce Ordinance, 1913. 2. In this Ordinance, where not inconsistent with the context, — ".Officiating minister" means a person authorized under this Ordinance to solemnize marriages : " Parents " means the natural parents in cases where they have brought up and maintained their child; otherwise the term " parents " shall mean foster-parents or guardians, as the case may be : ■',' European " shall include half-castes living as Europeans. 3. Every minister of religion who desires to solemnize marriages in Niue shall apply in writing to the Resident Commissioner to have his name placed on the Register of Officiating Ministers, stating the religious denomination or society to which he belongs : Provided always that in the case of Native pastors who desire authority to solemnize marriages between Natives such applications shall in every case be covered by a favourable recommendation from the head of his particular denomination or society. 4. Upon receipt of such application as prescribed in the preceding section, the Resident Commissioner shall place the applicant's name on the Register of Officiating Ministers, and shall notify such applicant accordingly. 5. The Resident Commissioner is hereby empowered to solemnize marriages, between persons who do not desire a religious ceremony. No marriages solemnized in Niue shall be legal unless solemnized by one of the officiating Ministers or by the Resident Commissioner. 6. Persons desirous of being married shall apply in person to the Magistrate of their district, or to the Resident Commissioner, giving at least three clear days' notice, and stating in writing when, where, and by whom they desire to be married. They shall pay a fee of two shillings, and make a declaration in writing to the following effect : — (a.) That they are of legal age : (b.) That they know of no legal objection to their marriage : (c.) That they are entering into the marriage contract of their own free will. In all cases where the persons are under twenty years of age the consent of the parents must be given in writing. 7. With the consent of the parents, male persons who have attained the age of eighteen years, and female persons who have attained the age of fifteen years, shall be competent to marry. 8. Except with the consent of the parents, no person who has not attained the age of twenty years shall be competent to marry. 9. (1.) Persons of the Native race of other islands who have settled in Niue may have their marriages recognized in Niue on making a declaration before the Resident Commissioner, stating the place and date of marriage, by whom solemnized, and that they know of no reason why such marriage should not be legally recognized in Niue. '.'"''

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