# The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015, Regulation 11E: Continued custody of marriage register books used for marriages solemnized in a registered building without the presence of a registrar


(1) This regulation applies to a marriage register book which has been used for the registration of marriages solemnized in a registered building without the presence of a registrar and which—
(a) has been closed under regulation 11C and its duplicate copy delivered to a superintendent registrar, or
(b) was, immediately before 4th May 2021, required by section 60(1)(c) of the Act to be kept in prescribed custody (within the meaning of that section).
(2) Subject to regulation 11F, the authorised person for the registered building must keep the marriage register book—
(a) in the registered building, and
(b) locked in a strong fire-resisting receptacle, except when access to it is required for a lawful purpose.
(3) Where there is more than one authorised person for the registered building, the reference to the authorised person in paragraph (2) is a reference to the authorised persons for the building.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/207/regulation/11E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-marriages-regulations-2015/regulation-11E
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