Section 29(2) states that any marriage solemnised or celebrated between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen years shall be null and void. Section 30 indicates in which cases the marriage shall take place with consent of a parent or a guardian. 

Section 50 (1) states that a marriage solemnized between persons either of whom is under the age of fifteen years shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be void. Section 20 (1) states who may marry without the consent of others, and in which cases the consent of a parent or guardian is required. 

Section 31(1) states that where either of the parties, not being a widower or widow, or a divorced person, is under the age of eighteen years, no marriage shall take place between them until the consent of the appropiate person or persons has been obtained. However, section 32(2) states that if a female under the age of sixteen years becomes pregnant or is delivered of a child, she may apply by petition to a Judge of the High Court, for permission to be married.  

Section 3(2) provides that any marriage solemnized between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen years shall be void, and section 24 states that persons who have reached the age of eighteen years and widowers or widows may marry without the consent of others.

El artículo 117 establece que los menores de 18 años, podrán contraer matrimonio con permiso expreso, por escrito, de sus padres legítimos o naturales. El artículo 140 nº 2 consagra como causal de nulidad del matrimonio que cualquiera de los contrayentes, hombre o mujer, sea menor de 14 años.