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9. Section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: “(1) No boy under the age of eighteen years and no girl under the age of fifteen years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage except with the written permission of the Minister, which he may grant in any particular case in which he considers such marriage desirable: Provided that such permission shall not relieve the parties to the proposed marriage from the obligation to comply with all other requirements prescribed by law: Provided further that such permission shall not be necessary if by reason of any such other requirement the consent of a judge or court having jurisdiction in the matter is necessary and has been granted.”.

10. The following section is hereby substituted for section 30 of the principal Act:

11. (1) Section 38 of the principal Act is hereby amended―

by the substitution in subsection (1) for the word “Governor-General” of the word “Minister”; and by the addition of the following subsection: “(3) Different and separate regulations may be made under subsection (1) in respect of different areas or in respect of persons belonging to different population groups, and regulations made under subsection (1) (b) shall be made in consultation with the Minister of Finance.”.

(2) Regulations made under section 38 of the principal Act and in force at the commencement of the Marriage Amendment Act, 1970, shall be deemed to have been made under the said section, as amended by this section, and shall remain in force until amended or repealed by the competent authority.