Crimes Ordinance Part V 5-8 Section 35 Cap. 200 (a) for the purpose of procuring a marriage, or a certificate or licence for marriage, knowingly and wilfully makes a false oath or makes or signs a false declaration, notice or certificate required under any enactment for the time being in force relating to marriage; or (b) knowingly and wilfully makes, or knowingly and wilfully causes to be made, for the purpose of being inserted in any register of marriage, a false statement as to any particular required by law to be known and registered relating to any marriage; or (c) forbids the issue of any certificate or licence for marriage by falsely representing himself to be a person whose consent to the marriage is required by law knowing such representation to be false; or (d) knowingly and wilfully— (i) makes a false statement in an application; or (ii) furnishes false information, for the purpose of or in connexion with the registration of a customary marriage or a validated marriage under section 9 of the Marriage Reform Ordinance (Cap. 178), (Added 87 of 1970 s. 2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years and to a fine. (21 of 1922 s. 5 incorporated. Amended 5 of 1924 Schedule) [cf. 1911 c. 6 s. 3 U.K.] 35. False statements, etc., as to births or deaths Any person who— (a) wilfully makes any false answer to any question put to him by any registrar of births or deaths relating to the particulars required to be registered concerning any birth Verified Copy Last updated date 16.11.2017