The Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999
S.I. 1999/1621 · Made 9 June 1999
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC
ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 9th June 1999
Coming into force 1st July 1999
The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 27(1) and (2), 31(2) and (5), 32(2) and (4) and 74(b) of the Marriage Act 1949f1 and section 20(a) of the Registration Service Act 1953f2 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993f3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequerf4 hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1949 c. 76. See section 78 for definition of “prescribed”.
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The approval of the Chancellor of Exchequer is required by section 74 of the Marriage Act 1949, as amended by Article 5(1) and paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Forms of notice of marriage and of endorsement on notice
- 3Particulars of persons by or before whom marriage intended to be solemnized
- 4Declaration of certain affinal relationships
- 5Authorities for marriage issued by a superintendent registrar and instructions for solemnization of a marriage
- 6Registration of marriage
- 7Completion of forms
- 8Correction of errors
- 9Certified copies
- 10Revocations and transitional provisions
- Signature
- Schedule 1PRESCRIBED FORMS
- Schedule 2Schedule 2
- Schedule 3REVOCATIONS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999 and shall come into operation on [X May 1999].
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “the principal Regulations” means the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986f1 and any expression in these Regulations which is also used in the principal Regulations has the same meaning as in those Regulations.
2Forms of notice of marriage and of endorsement on notice
In relation to a notice of marriage attested in Wales regulation 3(a) and (b) and 4 of the principal Regulations (forms of notice of marriage and endorsement on notice of marriage) shall have effect as if they referred respectively not to forms 1, 2 and 4 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to forms 1, 2 and 3 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
3Particulars of persons by or before whom marriage intended to be solemnized
In relation to a marriage intended to be solemnized in Wales, regulation 5(c) of the principal Regulations shall have effect as if it referred not to form 7 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to form 4 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
4Declaration of certain affinal relationships
In relation to a marriage intended to be solemnized in Wales, regulation 6 of the principal Regulations shall have effect as if it referred not to form 8 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to form 5 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
5Authorities for marriage issued by a superintendent registrar and instructions for solemnization of a marriage
In relation to a certificate for marriage and a certificate and licence for marriage issued in Wales, regulations 7(1) and (2) and 8 of the principal Regulations (forms of certificate, and of certificate and licence, issued by a superintendent registrar and form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage) shall have effect as if they referred respectively not to forms 9, 10 and 12 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to forms 6, 7 and 8 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
6Registration of marriage
In relation to any marriage solemnized in Wales, Regulations 10 to 12 of the principal Regulations (form of registration of particulars, manner of registration and entry of attestation) shall have effect as if they referred not to form 13 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to form 9 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
7Completion of forms
Forms 1 to 7 and form 9 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall be completed in English and shall also be completed in Welsh if–
in the case of–
forms 1 to 4, 6 and 7, the party giving notice of the marriage,
and
form 5, the person making the declaration so elects and provides the required particulars in both languages and the officer by whom the notice, or as the case may be the declaration, is attested can understand and write Welsh;
in the case of form 9, the parties to the marriage so elect and provide the required particulars in both languages and the person who registers the marriage can understand and write Welsh.
Where a form of words set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations is used in completing a form in English the form of words set out opposite thereto in column 2 shall be used where the form is also completed in Welsh.
8Correction of errors
Where an error or omission is corrected in an entry in a marriage register book kept in Wales, the correction shall be made in English if the error or omission occurs in particulars entered in English and in Welsh if the error or omission occurs in particulars entered in Welsh.
9Certified copies
Where a certified copy of an entry in a marriage register book containing English only, or in a certified copy of such a book, is made on a form containing both English and Welsh but the particulars in the original entry and those entered in the certified copy of that entry do not differ in any other respect the certified copy shall be treated as a true copy of the original entry.
10Revocations and transitional provisions
The regulations specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations are hereby revoked to the extent mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule.
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any certificate or licence issued or notice given on prescribed forms 1, 2, 6 and 7 which were in use immediately before the commencement of these Regulations shall remain valid for any unexpired period of validity of that certificate, licence or notice.
Signature
Given under my hand on 8th June 1999
Dr D. Holt
Registrar General
I approve,
Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Patricia Hewitt
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
9th June 1999
Schedule 1PRESCRIBED FORMS
| Form | Relevant regulation | Description | Statutory purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Notice of marriage without licence | Marriage Act 1949, section 27(1) |
| 2 | 2 | Notice of marriage with licence | Marriage Act 1949, section 27(2) |
| 3 | 2 | Endorsement on notice of marriage | Marriage Act 1949, section 35(1) |
| 4 | 3 | Particulars of person by or before whom marriage intended to be solemnized | Marriage Act 1949, section 27A(4) |
| 5 | 4 | Declaration for marriages of certain persons related by affinity | Marriage Act 1949, section 27B(2)(b) |
| 6 | 5 | Certificate for marriage | Marriage Act 1949, section 31(2) |
| 7 | 5 | Certificate and licence for marriage | Marriage Act 1949, section 32(2) |
| 8 | 5 | Form of instructions | Marriage Act 1949, sections 31(5) and 32(4) |
| 9 | 6 | Form of marriage entry | Marriage Act 1949, section 55(1) |
Form 1
Form 2
Form 3
Form 4
Form 5
Form 6
Form 7
Form 8
Form 9
Schedule 2
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| Form of words required | Welsh version |
| Bachelor | Dyn di-briod |
| Spinster | Dynnes ddi-briod |
| Widower | Gŵr gweddw |
| Widow | Gwraig weddw |
| Previous marriage annulled | Priodas flaenorol wedi'i dirymu |
| Previous marriage dissolved | Priodas flaenorol wedi'i therfynu |
| Previously married at & . . . on & . . . | Priodwyd o'r blaen yn & . . . ar y & . . . |
| Previously married at & . . . on & . . . | Priodwyd o'r blaen yn & . . . ar y & . . . |
| marriage annulled on & . . . | y briodas wedi'i dirymu ar y & . . . |
| Marriage dissolved on & . . . | Terfynwyd y briodas ar y & . . . |
| Previously went through a form of marriage at & . . . on & . . . | Aethpwyd o'r blaen drwy ddefod priodas yn & . . . ar y & . . . |
| Late of & . . . but now residing at & . . . | Gynt o & . . . ond yn preswylio yn awr yn & . . . |
| deceased | ymadawedig |
| certificate | tystysgrif |
| licence | trwydded |
| register office | swyddfa gofrestru |
| Registrar General’s licence | trwydded y Cofrestrydd Cyffredinol |
Schedule 3REVOCATIONS
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Regulations revoked | References | Extent of revocation |
| The Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1986 | S.I. 1986/1445 | The whole regulations |
| The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1996 | S.I. 1996/2558 | Regulation 3 |
| The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | S.I. 1997/2204 | Regulation 3 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations consolidate with mostly minor amendments the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1986, and subsequent amending regulations which are revoked. The Welsh language translation of the forms set out in Schedule one to the regulations has been updated and modernised.
The Regulations prescribe forms in English and Welsh for use in Wales in place of the forms prescribed under the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 which are in English only (regulations 2 to 6) and they specify the conditions subject to which the forms may be completed in Welsh as well as in English and the form of Welsh wording to be used (regulation 7 and Schedule 2). The forms prescribed include (regulation 4) a form of declaration of certain affinal relationships. Provision is also made for the correction of errors in marriage entries (regulation 8), and for a certified copy made on a bilingual printed form to be treated as a true copy of the original entry notwithstanding that the original was in English only (regulation 9).