False pretence of impediment to marriage

Every person who endeavours to prevent a marriage by pretence that– (a) his consent thereto is required by law; (b) any person whose consent is so required does not consent; 170 (c) there is any legal impediment to the performing of such marriage, shall if he does so knowing that such pretence is false, or without having reason to believe that it is true, be liable to imprisonment for two years.