Regulation 11K Correction of marriage register book kept by superintendent registrarF1
A person may apply to have an entry in a marriage register book kept by a superintendent registrar corrected where—
the entry relates to a marriage to which that person is or was party, and
that person considers that there is an error in the form or substance of the entry, made when the marriage was registered under section 55 of the Act.
An application under paragraph (1) must be made in writing to the superintendent registrar by whom the book is kept.
Paragraphs (4) to (14) apply where—
a person makes an application to a superintendent registrar under sub-paragraph (1), or
it appears to a superintendent registrar (otherwise than as a result of such an application) that there is an error in the form or substance of an entry in a marriage register book kept by that superintendent registrar, made when the marriage was registered under paragraph 55 of the Act.
Where a duplicate copy of the marriage register book is kept by any person, the superintendent registrar must request a copy of the corresponding entry in that duplicate copy from that person.
An authorised person who receives a request under paragraph (4) must comply with it as soon as reasonably practicable.
The superintendent registrar must make a report to the Registrar General about any application under paragraph (1) or any apparent error mentioned in paragraph (3)(b), after having considered any copy provided in response to a request under paragraph (4).
The superintendent registrar’s report must contain such information as the Registrar General may require.
If the Registrar General, having considered a report under paragraph (6), is satisfied that there is an error in the form or substance of the entry, made when the marriage was registered under section 55 of the Act, the Registrar General may give an instruction to the superintendent registrar about correcting the entry.
An instruction under paragraph (8) requiring the correction, in a marriage register book kept in Wales, of an error or omission in particulars entered or required to be entered in English must require the correction to be made in English.
An instruction under paragraph (8) requiring the correction, in a marriage register book kept in Wales, of an error or omission in particulars entered or required to be entered in Welsh must require the correction to be made in Welsh.
An instruction under paragraph (8) may require the superintendent registrar to make a note in the margin of the marriage register book in which the entry appears.
The superintendent registrar must comply with any instruction given by the Registrar General under paragraph (8).
The superintendent registrar must comply with the instruction within 7 days beginning with the day on which the superintendent registrar receives it.
Where a superintendent registrar corrects an entry under this regulation, the superintendent registrar must, as soon as practicable, send to the Registrar General—
a copy of the corrected entry, and
a copy of any marginal note referred to in paragraph (11).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pts. 2A-2C inserted (4.5.2021) by The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/412), regs. 1(2), 10