Section 92 of Marriage Act CAP 150: Offence relating to the celebration or witnessing of a union

    

(1) A person commits an offence if that person celebrates or witnesses a union purporting to be a marriage where that person knows or should know that— (a) at least one party is below the age of eighteen years;
(b) a notice of intention to marry where required has not been given; or
(c) a notice of objection to the intended marriage has been given and the objection has not been withdrawn, dismissed or determined.
(2) A person convicted under subsection (1) is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or to both.


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