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The Marriage (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

S.R. 2014/296 · Made 4 December 2014

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Marriage

Made 4 December 2014

Coming into operation 2 March 2015

The Department of Finance and Personnel in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 3(3), 8(4), 21(4) and 39(2) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f1 hereby makes the following Regulations.

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2003/413 (N.I. 3)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendments to the Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 2 March 2015.

2Amendments to the Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

(1)

The Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003f1 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In Regulation 3(2) for “14 days” (in each place where it occurs), substitute “28 days”.

(3)

In Regulation 7(2) for “14 days”, substitute “28 days”.

(4)

In Regulation 27(b) for “14 days”, substitute “28 days”.

(5)

In Schedule 1 for “14 days”, substitute “28 days”.

(6)

In Schedule 7 for “14 days”, substitute “28 days”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 4 December 2014.

(L.S.)

T.N Caven

A senior officer of the

Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003 No. 468) to increase the time limit for service of the marriage notice on the registrar from at least 14 days before the date of the intended marriage to at least 28 days before the date of the intended marriage. For consistency, a similar amendment is made to the time limit for issue by the registrar of a certificate in respect of legal capacity to marry and a consequential amendment is made to the time limit for payment of fees in respect of attendance of the registrar.