# The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Marriage Act 1949;
“1970 Act” means the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970;
“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);
“entry” (unless the context otherwise requires), means a record of the particulars relating to a marriage completed in the appropriate places in form 15;
“occupation” includes rank or profession;
“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.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to a numbered form is to the form bearing that number in Schedule 1, and any reference to a numbered column or space on a form, is to the column or space bearing that number on that form.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/207/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-marriages-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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