The Marriage Act is an Act of Parliament that was passed in 1955 in

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and is administered by the

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. It repealed the Marriage Act 1908.Marriage Act 1955
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, are detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act. The Act led to some enactments by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of the United Kingdom to cease having an effect in New Zealand, the earliest being the

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.Marriage Act 1955 - Schedule 4
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Marriage Act 1955
- text of the Act Statutes of New Zealand 1955 in New Zealand law Marriage, unions and partnerships in New Zealand Marriage law New Zealand family law

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