{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-13.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2003/0110442903",
  "legislation_title": "The Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-northern-ireland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Appeals",
  "text": "(1) If the Registrar General refuses to register a person named in an application by a religious body under Article 10(1)—\n(a) the Registrar General shall notify the body of his reasons for doing so; and\n(b) the body may appeal to the Department not later than 28 days from the day on which it receives a notice under sub-paragraph (a).\n(2) If the Registrar General cancels the registration of a person under Article 12, he shall notify that person and the body which applied for him to be registered of his reasons for doing so and—\n(a) that person; or\n(b) that body,\nmay appeal to the Department not later than 28 days from the day on which he or it receives a notice under this paragraph.\n(3) On an appeal under paragraph (1) or (2), the Department shall—\n(a) notify the appellant of its decision; and\n(b) give the Registrar General such directions (if any) as it thinks appropriate.\n(4) If the Department dismisses an appeal under paragraph (1), the appellant may appeal to a county court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110442903/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:25:43.003851+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}