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Explanatory note

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These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation consequential on the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (c. 28).

Regulations 3, 4 and 7 make consequential amendments to Orders governing the formation of civil partnership to remove provisions relating to under 18s being able to enter into civil partnership, where the relevant part of the United Kingdom is England and Wales. Regulation 6 makes consequential amendments to remove provision relating to marriages of under 18s where the relevant part of the United Kingdom is England and Wales.

Regulations 5 and 8 make consequential amendments to prescribed forms of notices, licences, schedules and certificates for marriage and civil partnership.