Section XVI. Every person who shall knowingly and wilfully make any

XVI. Every person who shall knowingly and wilfully make any punish,en, for false oath or declaration; or: sign apy false Notice or Cer- maki,ng false oath 'or declaration. tifichte; required by the said Act of ~tirlikment or this Act, `-..I.r.i\.` < ' > " ' ' . ' . `L` ' .. . I ..: . for .khe.~~pu~osk of procuring any Marriage,. and every per* :. son who shall. forbid the issue of a Marriage Registrar's Certificate, by falsely representing himself or herself to be a person whose consent to such Marriage is required by law, knowing such representation to be false, shall, on conviction, suffer the penalties of Pei3ury.