Acts and Regulations

2011, c.188 - Marriage Act

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When personal attendance of applicant excused
18When on an application for a marriage licence it is made to appear that one of the parties to the intended marriage cannot attend before the issuer without undue hardship and the issuer is satisfied as to the facts, he or she may excuse that party from attending before him or her, and the affidavit referred to in section 17 of that party may be made before any person authorized by law to take affidavits to be read in The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick and the affidavit shall state the reason relied on to excuse personal attendance before the issuer, but the issuer shall not issue the licence in the absence of that party’s personal attendance unless he or she is satisfied that the party cannot so attend without undue hardship.
R.S.1973, c.M-3, s.17; 1979, c.39, s.8; 2023, c.17, s.149
When personal attendance of applicant excused
18When on an application for a marriage licence it is made to appear that one of the parties to the intended marriage cannot attend before the issuer without undue hardship and the issuer is satisfied as to the facts, he or she may excuse that party from attending before him or her, and the affidavit referred to in section 17 of that party may be made before any person authorized by law to take affidavits to be read in The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick and the affidavit shall state the reason relied on to excuse personal attendance before the issuer, but the issuer shall not issue the licence in the absence of that party’s personal attendance unless he or she is satisfied that the party cannot so attend without undue hardship.
R.S.1973, c.M-3, s.17; 1979, c.39, s.8
When personal attendance of applicant excused
18When on an application for a marriage licence it is made to appear that one of the parties to the intended marriage cannot attend before the issuer without undue hardship and the issuer is satisfied as to the facts, he or she may excuse that party from attending before him or her, and the affidavit referred to in section 17 of that party may be made before any person authorized by law to take affidavits to be read in The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick and the affidavit shall state the reason relied on to excuse personal attendance before the issuer, but the issuer shall not issue the licence in the absence of that party’s personal attendance unless he or she is satisfied that the party cannot so attend without undue hardship.
R.S.1973, c.M-3, s.17; 1979, c.39, s.8