Section 21. Every person whose consent to a marriage is required as aforesaid, What persons may[is hereby author

21. Every person whose consent to a marriage is required as aforesaid, What persons may[is hereby authorized to prohibit the issue of the certificate ] prohibit issue of certi- by any Minister as aforesaid, at ally time before the issue of ficate by notice. such certificate, by notice in writing to such Minister, subscribed by the person so authorized with liis name and place of abode, and liis or her position with respect to either of the persons intending marriage, by reason of which be or slie is so authorized as aforesaid. 22. If ally such notice prohibiting the marriage shall be received by - such Minister as aforesaid, he sl~all not issue his certificate Procedure of Xiniter on receipt of such and shall not solemi~ize the said liiarriage until he shall .- ]lotice, 1;a;:e er;ailliriec! illto the lullstler of the said pi-oliiljition, and sh&ll be satisfied that the person prohibiting the nlarriage is not autllorikecl `bp` l m ~ so to do, or until tlie said notice be -o.ithclra,~$rn by the ~)r:~.son. ~vllo P; \ g i I ! i i 23.[When any Native Christian about to be married shall takc ][a ][notice ] , Proceedings before of marriage to a Minister of Religion, or shall apply for a issue of w'trtificete in certificate from such Minister under the seventeenth Setthe case of Native Christians. tion, such Minister shall, before issuing such certificate, ascertain whether such Native Christian is cognizant of the purport and effect of the said notice or certificate, as the case may be, and if not, shall translate or cause to be translated such notice or certificate to such Native Christia~x into his language, or into some language which he understands.