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The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/207 · Made 5 February 2015 · Extends to England and Wales

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Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages Etc., England And Wales

Made 5th February 2015

Coming into force 2nd March 2015

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(1)f1, 27A(3), (4) and (7)f2, 27B(2)(b)f3, 28G(1) and (3)f4, 31(2), (5), (5D)f5, 35(1)f6, 55(1), 57(2), 74(1)(b) and (3)f7 and 76(5) of the Marriage Act 1949, sections 2(1), 7 and 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970f8, and section 20(a) of the Registration Service Act 1953f9 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993f10, and with the approval of the Secretary of Statef11, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1949 c. 76; there are amendments to the section, not relevant here. See section 78(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.

f2

Section 27A was inserted by section 1(7) of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to, the Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32). There are amendments to the section, not relevant here.

f3

Section 27B was inserted by section 1(4)(6) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to, the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16). There are amendments to the section, not relevant here.

f4

Section 28G was inserted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).

f5

There are amendments to section 31(2) and (5), not relevant here. Section 31(5D) was inserted by section 160(6) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33).

f6

There are amendments to section 35(1), not relevant here.

f7

Section 74(3) was inserted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014.

f8

1970 c. 34; section 18 was amended by S.I. 1996/273 and by S.I. 2008/678.

f9

1953 c. 37. See section 21(1) for the definitions of “the Minister”, “prescribed” and “the Registration Acts”. The definition of “the Minister” in section 21(1) was amended by S.I. 2008/678.

f10

1993 c. 38.

f11

See sections 28G(6), 31(5E)(d) and 74(1) of the Act, section 18 of the 1970 Act and section 20 of the Registration Service Act 1953. By section 21 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (amended by S.I. 2008/678) “the Minister” by whom regulations under section 20 must be approved means the Secretary of State.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Completion of forms
  5. Part 2: Preliminaries to Marriage
  6. 4Forms of notice of marriage
  7. 5Endorsement on notice of marriage
  8. 6Statements and particulars for intended marriage of housebound or detained person
  9. 7Declaration for intended marriage of certain persons related by affinity
  10. 8Specified Evidence
  11. 9Application to reduce the 28 day waiting period
  12. 9AForm of marriage schedule
  13. 9BPrescribed content of marriage schedule: particulars about the condition of the parties
  14. 9CPrescribed content of marriage schedule: particulars about the parties’ parents
  15. 9DForm of certificate issued in England or Wales for marriage in Scotland
  16. 10Form of Registrar General’s licence for marriage
  17. 10AForm of marriage document issued after publication of banns or grant of special or common licence
  18. 10BPrescribed content of marriage document: particulars about the condition of the parties
  19. 10CPrescribed content of marriage document: particulars about the parties’ parents
  20. 11Form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage in a registered building without the presence of a registrar
  21. Part 2A: Delivery of marriage schedule or marriage document
  22. 11AContent of notices requiring delivery of signed marriage document or marriage schedule
  23. Part 2B: Custody of marriage schedules, marriage documents and register books
  24. 11BRetention of signed marriage documents and schedules by superintendent registrars
  25. 11CClosure of marriage register books kept for registration of marriages solemnized in a registered building without the presence of a registrar
  26. 11DClosure of marriage register books kept by a registrar
  27. 11EContinued custody of marriage register books used for marriages solemnized in a registered building without the presence of a registrar
  28. 11FTransfer of marriage register books when registration of a building is cancelled
  29. 11GKeeping of marriage register books by superintendent registrars
  30. Part 2C: Correction of marriage schedules, marriage documents, marriage register books and the marriage register
  31. 11HCorrection of marriage schedule: marriage to be solemnized in presence of registrar or authorised person
  32. 11ICorrection of marriage schedule: other marriages to be solemnized on authority of marriage schedule
  33. 11JCorrection of marriage document
  34. 11KCorrection of marriage register book kept by superintendent registrar
  35. 11LCorrection of the marriage register by the Registrar General
  36. Part 3: Registration of Marriage Repealed
  37. 12Form of registration of particulars and place of registration Repealed
  38. 13Manner of registration Repealed
  39. 14Form of attestation Repealed
  40. 15Signing the register Repealed
  41. Part 4: Correction of Errors Repealed
  42. 16Time when entry is complete Repealed
  43. 17Correction of errors in Wales Repealed
  44. 18Correction of errors before entry is complete Repealed
  45. 19Correction of errors in completed entry Repealed
  46. 20Copy of corrected or annotated entry to be sent to Registrar General Repealed
  47. Part 5: Miscellaneous Provisions
  48. 21Certified copies
  49. 22Quarterly certified copies Repealed
  50. 23Offences and proceedings
  51. 24Revocations
  52. Signature
  53. Schedule 1Prescribed Forms
  54. Schedule 2Forms of words in English and Welsh
  55. Schedule 3: Evidence
  56. 1Interpretation
  57. 2Evidence of being a relevant national - British or Irish citizen
  58. 2AEvidence of being a relevant national -European Union Settlement Scheme
  59. 3Evidence of name, surname, date of birth and nationality
  60. 4Evidence of place of residence
  61. 5Evidence of ending of previous marriage or civil partnership
  62. Schedule 4Revocations
  63. Explanatory note