Objections against issue of a licence

If any objection to the grant of any licence for a marriage be lodged at the office of the Permanent Secretary or at the office of a magistrate, that objection being duly signed by or on behalf of the person who lodges it, stating his place of residence and the ground of objection, no licence shall be issued until the Minister has examined into the matter of the objection and is satisfied that it ought not to obstruct the grant of the licence for the marriage, or until the objection is withdrawn by the party who lodges it. 23