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The Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/226 · Made 5 February 2013

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Immigration

Made 5th February 2013

Laid before Parliament 11th February 2013

Coming into force 7th March 2013

The Secretary of State has consulted the Registrar General in accordance with section 20(4) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004f1.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the power conferred by section 19(2)(a) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c.19.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2011
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 7th March 2013.

2Amendments to the Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2011

The Schedule to the Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2011f1 is amended by substituting “Ceredigion” for “Cardiganshire North”.

Signature

Mark Harper

Minister of State

Home Office

5th February 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 19(2)(a) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 provides that where a marriage is to be solemnised in England and Wales, notices under section 27 of the Marriage Act 1949 must be given to the superintendant registrar of a registration district. The Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2011 specify the relevant registration districts within England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

These Regulations amend the list of registered districts in the Schedule to the Immigration (Procedure for Marriage) Regulations 2011 which lists districts for England and Wales by replacing reference to Cardiganshire North with Ceredigion. This is to reflect the amalgamation of the three registration districts of Cardiganshire Central, Cardiganshire North and Cardiganshire South into the single registration district of Ceredigion.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.