# Age of Marriage Act (Northern Ireland) 1951

1951 c. 25 (N.I.) · enacted 20 December 1951 · revised to 13 January 2020

An Act to make void marriages between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen.

## Introductory text

An Act to make void marriages between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen.
[20th December 1951]

## 1 Avoidance of marriages where either party is under sixteen.

(1) A marriage between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen shall be void:
...1885 c.69
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## 3 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Age of Marriage Act (Northern Ireland), 1951.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1951/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/age-of-marriage-act-northern-ireland-1951
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