Prohibited relationship by law of marriages in Tanzania.

Three relationships which are termed to be prohibited. 

Prohibited relationships are provided in section 14 of Law of Marriage Act, 1971. These are: 

1). When a person marries his/her grand parent, parent, child or grandchild, sister or brother, great uncle or aunt, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew. Per section 14(1). 

2). When a person marries grand parent, parent, child or grandchild or his/her spouse as provided in section 14(2) of the Law of Marriage Act, 1971. 

3). When a person marries former spouse of his/her grandparent, parent, child or grandchild per section 14(3). 

N.B. when a person marries a person whom he or she adopted or by whom or she was adopted per section 14(4).