{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-20",
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  "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/20",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Registration of civil marriage",
  "text": "(1) The following persons shall sign the marriage schedule immediately after the solemnisation of a civil marriage—\n(a) both parties to the marriage;\n(b) both witnesses to the marriage; and\n(c) the person who solemnised it.\n(2) The person who solemnised the marriage shall cause it to be registered as soon as practicable after the marriage schedule is signed.",
  "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/20",
    "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."
}