# The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021, Paragraph 11: Effect of certificates issued before 4th May 2021 on board Her Majesty’s ships


(1) This paragraph applies in a case where—
(a) a certificate is—
(i) issued under section 39 of the 1949 Act (issue of certificates on board Her Majesty’s ships) before 4th May 2021, and
(ii) in force immediately before that date, and
(b) the marriage concerned is not solemnized before 4th May 2021.
(2) The amendments made by these Regulations do not affect the continuation in force of the certificate, which is to be treated on and after that date, for the purposes of the 1949 Act as amended by these Regulations, as a certificate issued under section 39 of that Act in respect of a marriage intended to be solemnized on the authority of a marriage schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348220308/schedule/2/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-registration-of-marriages-regulations-2021/schedule-2/paragraph-11
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