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Domicile Act 1982 No. 1 of 1982 - SECT 8

Capacity to have independent domicile

8. (1) A person is capable of having an independent domicile if-

   (a)  he has attained the age of 18 years; or

   (b)  he is, or has at any time been, married,
and not otherwise.

(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply to a person who, under the rules of the
common law relating to domicile, is incapable of acquiring a domicile by
reason of mental incapacity. 


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