Notification to be made to marriage officer before publication of banns by parties intending to marry

(1) No marriage officer shall be obliged to publish banns between any persons whomever, unless the persons to be married, two days at the least before the time required for the first publication of the banns respectively, deliver or cause to be delivered to the marriage officer, a notice of their true Christian and other names and surnames, their respective profession or occupation, and a description of their place or respective places of abode in the marriage district or place aforesaid, and of the time during which they dwelt there. (2) The persons to be married shall state whether they, or one, and if one only which of them, have or has been married (3) The notice shall further contain a statement signed by both parties to the effect that they know of no lawful impediment to their marriage with each other.