1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“civil officiant” means a person appointed under section 5.2 to solemnize marriages in the Province.(célébrant civil)
“cleric” means a person who is charged with the solemnization of the ceremony of marriage by a church or religious denomination and is authorized by this Act to solemnize the ceremony of marriage in the Province, but does not include a clerk of the Court or a civil officiant. (ecclésiastique)
“clerk of the Court” means a clerk or deputy clerk of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick. (greffier de la Cour)
“issuer” means a person authorized under this Act to issue marriage licences. (délivreur de licences)
“member of the Law Society of New Brunswick” has the same meaning as in the Law Society Act, 1996, and includes persons holding categories of membership created under paragraph 16(2)(c) of that Act.(membre du Barreau du Nouveau-Brunswick)
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick.(ministre)
“Registrar” means the Registrar General as defined in the Vital Statistics Act.(registraire)
R.S.1973, c.M-3, s.1; 1979, c.39, s.1; 1983, c.50, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.70; 1986, c.52, s.1; 2000, c.26, s.184; 2006, c.16, s.106; 2007, c.32, s.2; 2011, c.8 (Supp.), s.1; 2013, c.25, s.1; 2015, c.44, s.97