R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738: GENERAL

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

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Marriage Act
Loi sur le mariage

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 738

Amended to O. Reg. 441/98

GENERAL

Historical version for the period September 8, 1998 to September 16, 2004.

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This Regulation is made in English only.

1. (1) Where there is an application for a licence in Form 2,

(a) both applicants for the licence shall complete Form 3 and Form 4; or

(b) both applicants for the licence shall complete Form 3 and one of the applicants shall complete Form 4, and

(i) produce to the issuer the birth certificate of the other applicant, or

(ii) deposit with the issuer Form 5 completed by the other applicant. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 1 (1).

(2) Form 6 is the consent prescribed for the purposes of subsection 5 (2) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 1 (2).

(3) Subject to section 16 of the Act, an applicant for a licence shall pay a fee of $75 on the issue of the licence. O. Reg. 418/96, s. 1.

(4) Where both applicants for a licence are Indians to whom section 16 of the Act applies, one of the applicants shall complete Form 8. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 1 (4).

2. (1) The parties to the marriage shall complete the particulars in Form 7 and leave it with the person who will solemnize the marriage or who will perform the duties imposed by the Act in accordance with subsection 20 (4) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 2 (1).

(2) Form 7 and Form 9 shall be completed by,

(a) the parties to a marriage;

(b) two witnesses to the marriage; and

(c) the person who solemnized the marriage or who performed the duties imposed by the Act in accordance with subsection 20 (4) of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 2 (2).

(3) Every person who solemnizes a marriage or who performs the duties imposed by the Act in accordance with subsection 20 (4) of the Act shall forward Form 7 duly completed in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) to the Registrar General within two days following the day of the marriage. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 2 (3).

3. (1) A fee of $75 is payable for the solemnization of a marriage by a judge or a justice of the peace. O. Reg. 418/96, s. 2.

(2) The judge or justice of the peace who receives the fee shall remit it to the Minister of Finance. O. Reg. 418/96, s. 2.

3.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 441/98, s. 2.

4. The duties of an issuer of licences are,

(a) to requisition from the Minister and maintain on hand sufficient supplies of licences and other forms prescribed by the regulations; and

(b) to ensure that every applicant for a licence is aware of the prohibited degrees of affinity and consanguinity set out in the Form to the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 4.

5. (1) For each licence issued, the issuer of the licence shall remit $48 to the Minister of Finance and retain $27. O. Reg. 418/96, s. 3.

(2) Where the issuer is the clerk of a municipality, the council of the municipality may commute the issuer’s fees provided for in subsection (1) for a fixed sum payable annually by the municipality to the issuer, in which case the fees that would otherwise be retained by the issuer shall belong to the municipality. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 5 (2).

(3) Where the council and the issuer do not agree upon the amount of the commutation, the amount may be fixed by a judge. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 738, s. 5 (3).

6. The Form set out in the Act is amended to read as follows:

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.

FORMULE
(ARTICLE 19)


	Degrés de consanguinité qui, en vertu de la Loi sur le mariage (degrés prohibés) (Canada) empêchent de célébrer un
mariage valable.

Le mariage est interdit entre un homme et

1.	sa grand-mère
2.	sa mère
3.	sa fille
4.	sa soeur
5.	sa petite-fille

Le mariage est interdit entre une femme et

1.	son grand-père
2.	son père
3.	son fils
4.	son frère
5.	son petit-fils

	Les degrés de parenté énumérés au tableau ci-dessus sont également applicables à la parenté utérine et consanguine et à
la parenté créée par ordonnance d’adoption.

O. Reg. 726/91, s. 1.

Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the Form to the Act, as amended by Ontario Regulation 726/91, section 1, is repealed by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 182. See: 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, ss. 182, 304 (2).

FORM 2
MINISTER OF CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND REGISTRAR GENERAL

Marriage Act