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Section 74 Regulations and approval of electronic forms etc.C3F9C1C2

England and Wales

F1(1)

The Registrar General, with the approval of F2the Secretary of State, may by statutory instrument make regulations—

(a)

prescribing the duties of . . . F3 authorised persons under this Act;

(b)

prescribing any thing which by this Act F4(other than section 71A) is required to be prescribed F5;

(c)

making provision in relation to—

(i)

corrections to or the re-issue of a marriage schedule or marriage document before the marriage is solemnized;

(ii)

the keeping of a signed marriage schedule or signed marriage document after the particulars set out in it have been entered in the marriage register;

(iii)

corrections to entries entered under this Act in the marriage register or a marriage register book;

(iv)

the keeping of marriage register books in which the particulars of a marriage have been entered under this Act;

(v)

the keeping in a church or chapel of records of marriages solemnized according to the rites of the Church of England in the church or chapel

F6(1A)

For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) “provision in relation to” the keeping of a book, document or other record includes, in particular, provision about—

(a)

who is to be responsible for keeping the book, document or other record and how it is to be stored;

(b)

the circumstances in which the book, document or other record must or may be annotated;

(c)

the circumstances in which the book, document or other record must or may be sent to the Registrar General or a superintendent registrar.

F7(2)

The Registrar General may approve forms of electronic communications or electronic storage for the purposes of a provision of this Act; and a reference in this Act to an approved electronic form is to a form approved under this subsection for the purposes of that provision.

F8(3)

Any order or regulations made under this Act may make different provision for different cases.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 74 renumbered as s. 74(1) (16.11.2009) by The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2821), arts. 1(1), 12

F2

Words in s. 74 substituted (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(d) (with art. 4)

F3

Words repealed by Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37), Sch. 2

F4

Words in s. 74(1)(b) inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 19; S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F5

S. 74(1)(c) and semi-colon inserted (27.3.2021 for specified purposes, 4.5.2021 in so far as not already in force) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2)(4)(e), Sch. 1 para. 43(2) (with Sch. 2)

F6

S. 74(1A) inserted (27.3.2021 for specified purposes, 4.5.2021 in so far as not already in force) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2)(4)(e), Sch. 1 para. 43(3) (with Sch. 2)

F7

S. 74(2) inserted (16.11.2009) by The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2821), arts. 1(1), 12

F8

S. 74(3) inserted (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 15 (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)

F9

S. 74 title substituted (16.11.2009) by The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2821), arts. 1(1), 12

Modifications

C1

S. 74: transfer of functions (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 7

C2

S. 74: transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 5(e) (with art. 4)

C3

Functions of Minister of Health now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1968/1699