Marriage Amendment Act 51 of 1970

The Marriage Amendment Act 51 of 1970 intends:

• to amend the Marriage Act, 1961, so as:
  • to assign the administration of the provisions thereof in respect of any Black person in the Republic and any member of any of the native nations in the territory of South-West Africa to the Minister of Black Administration and Development, and to provide that the administration of certain other laws may be assigned to the said Minister in respect of any Black person;
  • to abolish banns of marriage, notices of intention to marry and special marriage licences;
  • to enable girls of the age of fifteen years to marry without the permission of the Minister;
  • to apply the said Act to the territory of South-West Africa, including the Eastern Caprivi Zipfel; and
• to provide for incidental matters.

Commencement

1 January 1962