Marriage Act 1949

Section 1.

FIRST SCHEDULEKINDRED AND AFFINITY

PART I

Prohibited degrees of relationship

MotherFather
DaughterSon
Father's motherFather's father
Mother's motherMother's father
Son's daughterSon's son
Daughter's daughterDaughter's son
SisterBrother
Wife's motherHusband's father
Wife's daughterHusband's son
Father's wifeMother's husband
Son's wifeDaughter's husband
Father's father's wifeFather's mother's husband
Mother's father's wifeMother's mother's husband
Wife's father's motherHusband's father's father
Wife's mother's motherHusband's mother's father
Wife's son's daughterHusband's son's son
Wife's daughter's daughterHusband's daughter's son
Son's son's wifeSon's daughter's husband
Daughter's son's wifeDaughter's daughter's husband
Father's sisterFather's brother
Mother's sisterMother's brother
Brother's daughterBrother's son
Sister's daughterSister's son

PART II

Statutory exceptions from prohibited degrees of relationship

Deceased wife's sisterDeceased sister's husband
Deceased brother's wifeDeceased husband's brother
Deceased wife's brother's daughterFather's deceased sister's husband
Deceased wife's sister's daughterMother's deceased sister's husband
Father's deceased brother's wifeDeceased husband's brother's son
Mother's deceased brother's wifeDeceased husband's sister's son
Deceased wife's father's sisterBrother's deceased daughter's husband
Deceased wife's mother's sisterSister's deceased daughter's husband
Brother's deceased son's wifeDeceased husband's father's brother
Sister's deceased son's wifeDeceased husband's mother's brother