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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Divorce Act, 1869 Section 59

English Minister Refusing to Perform Ceremony to Permit Use of His Church

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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 59 is part of Divorce Act, 1869 - English Minister Refusing to Perform Ceremony to Permit Use of His Church. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

When any Minister of any Church or Chapel of the said1[***] Church refuses to perform such marriage-service between any persons who but for such refusal would be enlitled to have the same service performed in such Church or Chapel, such Minister shall permit any other Minister in Holy Orders of the said Church, entitled to officiate within the diocese in which such Church or Chapel is situate, to perform such marriage-service in such Church or Chapel.

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1. The word "United" rep. by Act 12 of 1873, Section 1 and Schedule

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What does Divorce Act, 1869 Section 59 provide?

Section Section 59 of the Divorce Act, 1869 (English Minister Refusing to Perform Ceremony to Permit Use of His Church) is reproduced on this page as part of the Divorce Act, 1869. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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