# The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Marriage Act 1949 to allow for electronic communications and electronic data storage in a form approved by the Registrar General for Births, Deaths and Marriages in England and Wales.
This Order also makes a small correction to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1953 to remove a drafting error that resulted in incorrect numbering.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2821/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-marriages-etc-electronic-communications-and-electronic-storage-order-2009/note
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