# The Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“civil marriage” means a marriage solemnised by a person appointed under Article 31;
“the Department” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;
“district” means a registration district within the meaning of Article 30(1);
“marriage notice” has the meaning given by Article 3(2);
“marriage notice book” has the meaning given by Article 4(2);
“medical practitioner” means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54);
“officiant” means a person registered under Article 11 or temporarily authorised under Article 14;
“prescribed”, except in relation to a fee, means prescribed by regulations and in relation to a fee means prescribed by order under Article 37;
“registrar”, except in Article 8, has the meaning given by Article 3(2);
“regulations” means regulations made by the Department;
“religious body” means an organised group of people meeting regularly for common religious worship;
“religious marriage” means a marriage solemnised by an officiant;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);
“young person” means a person who is over the age of 16 but under the age of 18.
(3) Regulations may provide for references in this Order to a person solemnising a marriage to be construed in prescribed cases as such person as may be prescribed.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110442903/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.