Cap. 16 Art. 4ATransitory provisions in respect of article Act No. XXIII of 2017. Act No. LXII of 2020.

(1)The children born to spouses who had applied for the publication of banns from the date of coming into force of the 4. Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017, and before the coming into force of the Civil Code and Various Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020, shall adopt the family name as declared in the Act of Marriage.

(2) The children born to spouses who had applied for the publication of banns before the coming into force of the Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017, and who are born after the coming into force of the Civil Code and Various Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020, shall assume the surname of any of the parents, or the surname of both parents in the order of their choice:

Provided that if a choice has been made by the parents by means of a joint declaration in terms of article 4(6), the children shall adopt that surname.