What the official record says
This Act is the (Court Consent to ) Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Marriage Act 1955 (the ). In section 3(2), replace with . Replace sections 18 to 20 with: A party to an intended marriage who is a minor must, on his or her application, obtain consent to the marriage from a Family Court Judge. If both parties to the intended marriage are minors, the application may be made by them jointly. The application must be dealt with by way of a hearing in accordance with the following: the applicant is given an opportunity to be heard: so far as is reasonably practicable, the parents of the applicant are given an opportunity to be heard: the applicant and any other witnesses may be represented by a lawyer: no memb