# The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Regulation 3: Amendments to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015


In regulation 2—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after the definition of “1970 Act” insert—
““authorised person” means a person whose name and address have been certified under section 43 or 43B of the Act (appointment of authorised persons for buildings and chapels registered for solemnization of marriage);”;
(ii) at the end insert—
““registered building” means—
(a) a building registered under section 41 or 43A of the Act (registration of buildings for solemnization of marriage), or
(b) a chapel registered under section 70 or 70A of the Act (registration of naval, military and air force chapels for solemnization of marriage),
and references to the registration of a building are to be construed accordingly;
“step-parent”, in relation to a party to a marriage, means a step-parent who is or was married to, or the civil partner of, a parent of the party.”;
(b) in paragraph (2) after “column”, in both places it occurs, insert “or space”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/412/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-marriages-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-3
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