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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 24th February 1995 those provisions of the Marriage Act 1994 (“the Act”) which enable the Secretary of State to make regulations in connection with the approval of premises by local authorities for use as a venue for civil marriages.

This Order brings into force on 1st April 1995 all those provisions of the Act which are not already in force. Those provisions allow civil marriages to take place on approved premises, impose certain requirements regarding such marriages and make consequential amendments.