Marriage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3

Citation:	Marriage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3
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Marriage Act

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER M.3

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Amended by: O. Reg. 726/91; 1993, c. 27, Sched.; 1994, c. 27, s. 89; 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, ss. 179-182; 1999, c. 12, Sched. F, ss. 30-32; 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 10; 2001, c. 13, s. 20; 2002, c. 14, Sched., s. 11; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2002, c. 25.

Definitions

1. (1) In this Act,

"band" means a band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada); ("bande")

"church" includes chapel, meeting-house or place set aside for religious worship; ("église")

"Indian" means a person who is registered as an Indian or entitled to be registered as an Indian under the Indian Act (Canada); ("Indien")

"issuer" means a person authorized under this Act to issue marriage licences; ("délivreur de licences")

"judge" means a provincial judge or a judge of the Superior Court of Justice; ("juge")

"licence" means a marriage licence issued under this Act; ("licence")

"Minister" means the Minister of Consumer and Business Services; ("ministre")

"prescribed" means prescribed by the regulations; ("prescrit")

"regulations" means the regulations made under this Act; ("règlements")

"reserve" means a reserve as defined in the Indian Act (Canada). ("réserve") R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 1 (1); 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 10 (1, 2).

Application of Act to subsequent ceremonies

(2) This Act does not apply in respect of any ceremony or form of marriage gone through by two persons who are married to each other by a marriage previously solemnized in accordance with this Act or recognized as valid in Ontario. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 1 (2).

Administration

2. The administration of this Act is under the direction of the Minister. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 2.

Delegation of powers and duties

3. (1) The Minister may delegate any of his or her powers or duties under this Act to the Deputy Minister of Consumer and Business Services or to any persons employed in the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services. 1994, c. 27, s. 89 (1); 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 10 (2).

Same

(2) The delegation shall be in writing and may be made subject to such conditions as are set out in it. 1994, c. 27, s. 89 (1).

Authority to marry

4. No marriage may be solemnized except under the authority of a licence issued in accordance with this Act or the publication of banns. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 4.

Who may marry

5. (1) Any person who is of the age of majority may obtain a licence or be married under the authority of the publication of banns, provided no lawful cause exists to hinder the solemnization. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 5 (1).

Idem

(2) No person shall issue a licence to a minor, or solemnize the marriage of a minor under the authority of the publication of banns, except where the minor is of the age of sixteen years or more and has the consent in writing of both parents in the form prescribed by the regulations. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 5 (2).

Giving of consent

(3) The consent referred to in subsection (2) is not required in respect of a person who is a widow, a widower or divorced. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 5 (3).

Idem

(4) Where one of the parents of a minor is dead or both parents are living apart, the consent required by subsection (2) may be given by the parent having actual or legal custody of the minor. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 5 (4).

Idem

(5) Where both parents of a minor are dead or are voluntary or involuntary patients in a psychiatric facility, or are residents of a facility under the Developmental Services Act, the consent required by subsection (2) may be given by a lawfully appointed guardian or an acknowledged guardian who has brought up or who for the three years immediately preceding the intended marriage has supported the minor. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 5 (5); 2001, c. 13, s. 20.

Idem

(6) Where a minor is made a ward of someone other than a parent by order of a court or under any Act, the consent required by subsection (2) may be given by the lawful guardian of the minor or person responsible for exercising the rights and duties of a guardian of the minor. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 5 (6).

Application to dispense with consent

6. (1) Where a person whose consent is required by section 5 is not available or unreasonably or arbitrarily withholds consent, the person in respect of whose marriage the consent is required may apply to a judge without the intervention of a litigation guardian for an order dispensing with the consent. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 6 (1).

Powers of judge

(2) The judge shall hear the application in a summary manner and may, in his or her discretion, make an order dispensing with the consent required by section 5. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 6 (2).

Persons mentally ill or under influence

7. No person shall issue a licence to or solemnize the marriage of any person who he or she knows or has reasonable grounds to believe lacks capacity to marry by reason of being mentally ill or mentally defective or under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 7; 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 179.

Where dissolution of former marriage recognized in Ontario

8. (1) An applicant for a licence who has been previously married is entitled to be issued a licence if such marriage has been dissolved or annulled and such dissolution or annulment is recognized under the law of Ontario and the applicant otherwise complies with the requirements of this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 8 (1).

Proof of divorce, etc.

(2) Subject to subsection (6), an issuer shall not issue a licence to a person whose previous marriage has been dissolved or annulled in Canada unless the person produces for inspection by the issuer,

(a) the final decree or judgment dissolving or annulling the previous marriage;

(b) a copy of the final decree, judgment or Act dissolving or annulling the previous marriage certified by the proper officer; or

Same

(2.1) Before issuing a licence, an issuer may require a person to whom subsection (2) applies to deposit with the issuer such material as the issuer considers relevant to the proof of the divorce or annulment. 1994, c. 27, s. 89 (2).

Where dissolution, etc., outside Canada

(3) Subject to subsection (6), no issuer shall issue a licence to a person whose previous marriage has been dissolved or annulled elsewhere than in Canada, unless the authorization in writing of the Minister is obtained upon the deposit of such material as the Minister may require. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 8 (3).

Review of refusal to issue licence

(4) Where an issuer refuses to issue a licence, or the Minister refuses to issue an authorization under subsection (3), the applicant may apply to the Divisional Court for judicial review under the Judicial Review Procedure Act and for an order directing that a licence be issued to the applicant and if the court finds that the applicant is so entitled it may make such an order. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 8 (4).

Parties

(5) The applicant, the Minister and such other persons as the court may order are parties to an application under subsection (4). R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 8 (5).

Issue of licence under court order

(6) Where an applicant for a licence files with an issuer, together with his or her application, an order of the Divisional Court made on an application under subsection (4) directing that a licence be issued to the applicant, the issuer shall issue the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 8 (6).

Order under Declarations of Death Act, 2002

9. (1) If an order has been made under the Declarations of Death Act, 2002 declaring that a married person's spouse has died, the married person may, subject to the provisions of this Act, obtain a licence or be married under the authority of the publication of banns upon depositing a certified copy of the order with the person issuing the licence or solemnizing the marriage together with an affidavit in the required form. 2002, c. 14, Sched., s. 11.

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the order is limited, under subsection 2 (6) of the Declarations of Death Act, 2002, to specified purposes other than remarriage. 2002, c. 14, Sched., s. 11.

Discretionary power of Minister

10. Despite anything in this Act, if the Minister considers that circumstances justify the issue of a licence in any particular case, the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, authorize the issue of the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 10.

Issuers

11. (1) Marriage licences may be issued by the clerk of every local municipality except a township. 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table.

Interpretation

(1.1) In subsection (1) and clause (2) (a), "township" means a local municipality that had the status of a township on December 31, 2002 and, but for the enactment of the Municipal Act, 2001, would have had the status of a township on January, 1, 2003. 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table.

Same

(2) If the Minister considers it expedient for the public convenience, the Minister may in writing appoint as an issuer,

(a) the clerk of a township, or a resident of a county or township adjacent thereto;

(b) a resident of a territorial district; or

Deputy issuers

(3) An issuer may, with the approval in writing of the Minister or of the head of the council of the local municipality of which he or she is clerk, appoint in writing one or more deputies to act for him or her, and any such deputy while so acting has the power of the issuer appointing him or her. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 11 (3); 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table.

Notice of appointment of deputy

(4) The issuer shall, upon appointing a deputy, forthwith transmit to the Minister a notice of the appointment, and of the name and official position of the person by whom the appointment has been approved, and the Minister may at any time cancel the appointment. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 11 (4).

Signature of licences by deputy

(5) The deputy shall sign each licence that he or she issues with the issuer's name as well as the deputy's name, using the words "AB, Issuer of Marriage Licences, per CD, Deputy Issuer" or "Le délivreur de licences AB, par son adjoint CD". R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 11 (5).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection (5) is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 1999, chapter 12, Schedule F, section 30. See: 1999, c. 12, Sched. F, ss. 30, 45 (2).

Evidence on applications

12. (1) An issuer or the Minister may require evidence to identify any applicant or to establish his or her status and may examine, under oath if required, any applicant or other person as to any matter pertaining to the issue of a licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 12 (1).

Untrue information

(2) Where an issuer has reason to believe that any information set out in an application for a licence is untrue, he or she shall not issue the licence unless, on the production of such further evidence as the issuer may require, he or she is satisfied as to the truth of the information. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 12 (2).

Record of licences

13. (1) Every issuer shall keep in his or her office a record of the serial number and the date of issue of every licence issued by him or her, and the names and addresses of the parties to the intended marriage. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 13 (1).

Searches

(2) Any person is entitled, upon application, to have a search made respecting any licence issued within three months immediately preceding the date of application. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 13 (2).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 13 is amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 1999, chapter 12, Schedule F, section 31 by adding the following subsection:

Information disclosed

(3) The search shall not disclose any information other than whether or not a licence has been issued and, if so, the date of issue of the licence.

See: 1999, c. 12, Sched. F, ss. 31, 45 (2).

Material to be forwarded to Registrar General

14. Every issuer immediately upon issuing a licence and every person registered as authorized to solemnize marriage upon publishing banns shall forward to the Registrar General,

(a) any consent under section 5;

(b) any judge's order under section 6;

(d) any documentary or other material filed on the application for a licence under section 8;

(e) any affidavit as to age;

(f) any documentary material obtained under section 12. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 14.

Oaths

15. Issuers may administer reoaths for the purposes of this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 15.

Indians

16. Where both parties to an intended marriage are Indians ordinarily resident on a reserve in Ontario or on Crown lands in Ontario, no fee shall be charged for the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 16.

Publication of banns

17. (1) Where a marriage is to be solemnized under the authority of the publication of banns, the intention to marry shall be proclaimed openly in an audible voice during divine service,

(a) where the parties are in the habit of attending worship at the same church, being within Canada, at that church; or

(b) where the parties are in the habit of attending worship in different churches, being within Canada, in each such church. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 17 (1).

Method and time of publication

(2) The banns shall be published according to the usage of the denomination, faith or creed of the church in which they are published and during divine Sunday service. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 17 (2).

Exception

(3) Where the usage of any denomination, faith or creed substitutes any other day as the usual and principal day of the week for the celebration of divine service, the banns shall be published on such other day. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 17 (3).

Proof

(4) The person or persons who publish banns shall certify proof thereof in the prescribed form. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 17 (4).

Where banns not to be published

18. Banns shall not be published where either of the parties to the intended marriage has been married and the marriage has been dissolved or annulled. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 18.

Prohibited degrees to be endorsed

19. The Form to this Act respecting the prohibited degrees of affinity and consanguinity shall be endorsed on the licence and on the proof of publication of banns. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 19.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 19 is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 180 and the following substituted:

Prohibited degrees

19. If the regulations prescribe a form setting out the relationships by consanguinity or adoption that, under the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act (Canada), bar the lawful solemnization of marriage, the form shall be endorsed on the licence and on the proof of publication of banns.

See: 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, ss. 180, 304 (2).

Who may solemnize marriage

20. (1) No person shall solemnize a marriage unless he or she is authorized by or under section 24 or is registered under this section as a person authorized to solemnize marriage. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 20 (1).

Application for registration

(2) Upon application the Minister may, subject to subsection (3), register any person as a person authorized to solemnize marriage. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 20 (2).

Who may be registered

(3) No person shall be registered unless it appears to the Minister,

(a) that the person has been ordained or appointed according to the rites and usages of the religious body to which he or she belongs, or is, by the rules of that religious body, deemed ordained or appointed;

(b) that the person is duly recognized by the religious body to which he or she belongs as entitled to solemnize marriage according to its rites and usages;

(c) that the religious body to which the person belongs is permanently established both as to the continuity of its existence and as to its rites and ceremonies; and

(d) that the person is resident in Ontario or has his or her parish or pastoral charge in whole or in part in Ontario; provided that in the case of a person who is in Ontario temporarily and who, if resident in Ontario, might be registered under this section, the Minister may register him or her as authorized to solemnize marriage during a period to be fixed by the Minister. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 20 (3).

Where no person authorized to solemnize marriage

(4) Despite subsection (1), where it appears to the Minister that the doctrines of a religious body described in clause (3) (c) do not recognize any person as authorized to solemnize marriage, the Minister may register a person duly designated by the governing authority of the religious body who shall, in respect of marriages performed according to the rites, usages and customs of the religious body, perform all the duties imposed by this Act upon a person solemnizing a marriage, other than solemnizing the marriage. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 20 (4).

Idem

(5) Where a person registered under subsection (4) performs the duties imposed by subsection (4), every marriage solemnized according to the rites, usages and customs of the religious body is valid. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 20 (5).

Register

21. (1) The Minister shall keep a register of the name of every person registered as a person authorized to solemnize marriage, the date of such registration, and such other particulars as the Minister considers advisable. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 21 (1).

Certificate of registration

(2) The Minister may issue a certificate of registration under this section in the prescribed form. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 21 (2).

Cancellation of registration

22. (1) Where it appears to the Minister that any person registered as authorized to solemnize marriage has ceased to possess the qualifications entitling him or her to be so registered, or for any other cause, the Minister may cancel the registration. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 22 (1).

Notice of change

(2) Every religious body, members of which are registered under this Act, shall notify the Minister of the name of every such member so registered who has died or has ceased to reside in Ontario or has ceased to be associated with such religious body. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 22 (2).

Publication of registration and cancellation

23. When a person is registered under this Act as authorized to solemnize marriage, and when any such registration is cancelled, the Minister shall publish notice thereof in The Ontario Gazette. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 23.

Civil marriage

24. (1) A judge, a justice of the peace or any other person of a class designated by the regulations may solemnize marriages under the authority of a licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 24 (1).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection (1) is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 2002, chapter 25, section 1 and the following substituted:

Civil marriage

(1) A judge, a justice of the peace, a marriage commissioner or any other person of a class designated by the regulations may solemnize marriages under the authority of a licence.

See: 2002. c. 25, ss. 1, 2.

Time and place

(2) The solemnization of a marriage by a judge shall take place in the judge's office and shall be performed between the hours of 9 o'clock in the morning and 5 o'clock in the afternoon. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 24 (2).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection (2) is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 2002, chapter 25, section 1 and the following substituted:

Regulations, marriage commissioners

(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) authorizing the person or body specified in the regulations to appoint persons or classes of persons as marriage commissioners;

(b) respecting any matter pertaining to the governance of marriage commissioners, including their appointment, their training, their registration, the standards required for the performance of their powers and duties, their remuneration, their disciplining and their dismissal.

General or specific application

(2.1) A regulation made under subsection (2) may be of general application or specific to any person or persons or class or classes in its application.

Classes

(2.2) A class described in the regulations made under subsection (2) or under clause 34 (g) may be described according to any characteristic or combination of characteristics and may be described to include or exclude any specified member, whether or not with the same characteristics.

See: 2002. c. 25, ss. 1, 2.

Form of ceremony

(3) No particular form of ceremony is required except that in some part of the ceremony, in the presence of the person solemnizing the marriage and witnesses, each of the parties shall declare:

I do solemnly declare that I do not know of any lawful impediment why I, AB, may not be joined in matrimony to CD,

Je déclare solennellement que moi, AB, je ne connais aucun empêchement légal à mon mariage avec CD,

and each of the parties shall say to the other:

I call upon these persons here present to witness that I, AB, do take you, CD, to be my lawful wedded wife (or husband),

Je demande aux personnes qui sont ici présentes d'être témoins que moi, AB, je prends CD comme légitime époux (épouse),

after which the person solemnizing the marriage shall say:

I, EF, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Marriage Act, do hereby pronounce you AB and CD to be husband and wife,

En vertu des pouvoirs qui me sont conférés par la Loi sur le mariage, moi, EF, je vous déclare mari et femme, AB et CD.

R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 24 (3).

Language

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), it is sufficient to use only the English or only the French language. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 24 (4).

Attendance of parties and witnesses

25. Every marriage shall be solemnized in the presence of the parties and at least two witnesses who shall affix their names as witnesses to the entry in the register made under section 28. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 25.

Proof of publication

26. No marriage shall be solemnized under the authority of the publication of banns unless proof of publication by the person or persons publishing the banns has been deposited with the person solemnizing the marriage. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 26.

Time for solemnization

27. (1) Repealed: 1994, c. 27, s. 89 (4).

Idem: under banns

(2) A marriage shall not be solemnized under the authority of the publication of banns, earlier than the fifth day after the date of the publication of banns. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 27 (2).

Time within which marriage to be solemnized

(3) A marriage shall be solemnized only within the three months immediately following the issue of the licence or the publication of banns, as the case may be. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 27 (3).

Entry in marriage register

28. (1) Every person shall immediately after he or she has solemnized a marriage,

(a) where the marriage was solemnized in a church, enter in the church register kept for the purpose; or

(b) where the marriage was solemnized elsewhere than in the church, enter in a register kept by him or her for the purpose,

the particulars prescribed by the regulations, and the entry shall be authenticated by his or her signature and those of the parties and witnesses. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 28 (1).

Marriage certificate

(2) Every person who solemnizes a marriage shall, at the time of the marriage, if required by either of the parties thereto, give a certificate of the marriage specifying the names of the parties, the date of the marriage, the names of the witnesses, and whether the marriage was solemnized under the authority of a licence or publication of banns. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 28 (2).

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection (2) is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 1999, chapter 12, Schedule F, section 32 and the following substituted:

Record of marriage

(2) Every person who solemnizes a marriage shall, at the time of the marriage, if required by either of the parties, give a record of solemnization of the marriages specifying the names of the parties, the date of the marriage, the names of the witnesses, and whether the marriage was solemnized under the authority of a licence or publication of banns.

See: 1999, c. 12, Sched. F, ss. 32, 45 (2).

Note: On the day section 32 of Schedule F of the Red Tape Reduction Act, 1999 comes into force, the English version of subsection (2) is amended by the Statutes of Ontario, 2001, chapter 9, Schedule D, subsection 10 (4) by striking out "solemnization of the marriages" and substituting "solemnization of the marriage". See: 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, ss. 10 (4), 16 (2).

Supply of marriage registers

29. (1) Every person or religious body authorized to solemnize marriages may apply to the Minister for a marriage register, and the Minister shall thereupon supply the register. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 29 (1).

Property of Crown

(2) Every register supplied by the Minister is the property of the Crown. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 29 (2).

Protection of persons solemnizing marriage in good faith

30. No person who solemnizes or purports to solemnize a marriage is subject to any action or liability by reason of there having been any legal impediment to the marriage unless, at the time the person performed the ceremony, he or she was aware of the impediment. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 30.

Marriages solemnized in good faith

31. If the parties to a marriage solemnized in good faith and intended to be in compliance with this Act are not under a legal disqualification to contract such marriage and after such solemnization have lived together and cohabited as man and wife, such marriage shall be deemed a valid marriage, although the person who solemnized the marriage was not authorized to solemnize marriage, and despite the absence of or any irregularity or insufficiency in the publication of banns or the issue of the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 31.

Breach of promise of marriage abolished

32. (1) No action shall be brought for a breach of a promise to marry or for any damages resulting therefrom. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 32 (1).

Application of subs. (1)

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of actions for breach of promise to marry or damages resulting therefrom commenced before the 1st day of August, 1978. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 32 (2).

Recovery of gifts made in contemplation of marriage

33. Where one person makes a gift to another in contemplation of or conditional upon their marriage to each other and the marriage fails to take place or is abandoned, the question of whether or not the failure or abandonment was caused by or was the fault of the donor shall not be considered in determining the right of the donor to recover the gift. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 33.

Regulations

34. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act and providing for their use, and requiring any matter therein to be verified by affidavit;

(b) prescribing any matter required by this Act to be prescribed by the regulations;

(c) requiring the payment of fees in respect of any matter required or authorized to be done under this Act, and providing for the retention of fees or any portion thereof by issuers and persons solemnizing marriages or any class of them and for the commutation of such fees;

(d) prescribing the duties of issuers;

(e) requiring persons authorized to solemnize marriages to furnish such information and returns as are prescribed;

(f) amending the Form to this Act to make it conform to the law for the time being;

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, clause (f) is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 181 and the following substituted:

(f) prescribing a form setting out the relationships by consanguinity or adoption that, under the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act (Canada), bar the lawful solemnization of marriage;

See: 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, ss. 181, 304 (2).

(g) designating classes of persons authorized to solemnize marriages under section 24. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 34.

Penalty: false statements

35. (1) Every person who knowingly makes any false statement in any document required under this Act, in addition to any other penalty or punishment to which the person may be liable, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 35 (1).

Idem: general

(2) Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act for which no other penalty is provided is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $500. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, s. 35 (2).

FORM

(Section 19)

Degrees of consanguinity which, under the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act (Canada), bar the lawful solemnization of marriage.

A man may not marry his

1. Grandmother

2. Mother

3. Daughter

4. Sister

5. Granddaughter

A woman may not marry her

1. Grandfather

2. Father

3. Son

4. Brother

5. Grandson

The relationships set forth in this table include all such relationships, whether by the whole or half blood or by order of adoption.

R.S.O. 1990, c. M.3, Form; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 6. (See: O. Reg. 726/91, s. 1.)

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the Form to the Act is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 182. See: 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, ss. 182, 304 (2).