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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC., ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 31st January 2005

Coming into force 1st February 2005

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 27(1) and 74(b) of the Marriage Act 1949^f1, as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993^f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer^f3, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 1949 c. 76. Section 27 was amended by the Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32), section 1(7) and Schedule 1 paragraph 5, by the Marriage Act 1994 (c. 34), section 1(3) and the Schedule paragraph 2, by the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), sections 160(2), 161(1) and (2), 169(1) and (3), Schedule 14 paragraph 8 and Schedule 16 and by S.I. 1997/2939, S.I. 1999/3311 and S.I. 2002/3076.
f2: 1993 c. 38.
f3: The approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is required by section 74 of the Marriage Act 1949 as amended by the Registration Service Act 1949 (c. 37), section 23(2) and Schedule 2 and by the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273), article 5(1) and Schedule 2 paragraph 11.