{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-authorised-persons-amendment-regulations-1971/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1971/1216",
  "legislation_title": "The Marriage (Authorised Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 1971",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-authorised-persons-amendment-regulations-1971",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARRIAGE\nREGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.\nMade 27th July 1971\nComing into Operation 1st August 1971\nThe Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 74 of the Marriage Act 1949 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Secretary of State for Social Services, hereby makes the following regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1971/1216/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:42:27.330767+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}