Section 70: Marriage may be concluded

1) Subject to this Chapter, a marriage may be concluded between a man and a woman on the following conditions:

(a) If the man and the woman agree to accept each other as husband and wife,

(b) If the man and the woman are not relatives, punishable by law for incest,

(c) If the matrimonial relationship of both the man and the woman does not exist,

(d) If both have attained twenty years of age.

2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b) of sub-section (1), nothing shall bar the conclusion, or causing the conclusion of, a marriage within the relationship that is allowed to marry in accordance with the practices prevailing in their ethnic community or clan.