# Foreign Marriage Act 1892 (repealed) 55 & 56 Vict. c. 23 · enacted 27 June 1892 · revised to 13 January 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-marriage-act-1892-repealed/pdf/ukpga_18920023_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Validity of marriages solemnized abroad in manner provided by Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Notice to marriage officer of intended marriage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Filing in registry and posting up of notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Consent to marriage and power to forbid marriage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Caveat against marriages may be lodged with marriage officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 When marriage not solemnized within three months a new notice required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Oath before marriage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Solemnization of marriage at office in presence of marriage officer and two witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Marriage fees to marriage officer and registration of marriages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Annual forwarding of copies of register book to Secretary of State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Marriage officers and their districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Avoidance of objections to marriages on account of want of formalities or authority of officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14, 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Application of Registration Acts to this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Registration of marriages solemnized under local law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Power to refuse solemnization of marriage where marriage inconsistent with international law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Power to make marriage regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Validity of marriages solemnized by chaplains of H. M. forces serving abroad and other persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Repeal and savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Short title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/55-56/23 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-marriage-act-1892-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.