Procedure on receipt of objection

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(1) If an objection is made under section 6 to an intended marriage or solemnized marriage the Marriage and Divorce Registrar shall not solemnize the marriage or shall not register the marriage until he has inquired into the matter of the objection, if satisfied that it ought not to prevent the solemnization of the marriage or the objection is withdrawn by the person making it, the Marriage and Divorce Registrar shall within thirty days from the date of receipt of the objection inquire into the matter of the objection and arrive at a decision.
(2) If the Marriage and Divorce Registrar upholds the objection and refuses to solemnize the marriage, either party to the intended marriage may, within a period of thirty days from the date of such refusal, prefer a first appeal to the District Registrar within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Marriage and Divorce Registrar has his office, and on such appeal, if the decision of the District Registrar is not satisfactory, either party to the marriage may make a second appeal to the Registrar General of Marriage whose decision shall be final and the Marriage and Divorce Registrar shall act in conformity with the decision of the said Registrar General of Marriage.

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