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2015 No. 207

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

The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

Made

5th February 2015

Coming into force

2nd March 2015

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(1)(1), 27A(3), (4) and (7)(2), 27B(2)(b)(3), 28G(1) and (3)(4), 31(2), (5), (5D)(5), 35(1)(6), 55(1), 57(2), 74(1)(b) and (3)(7) and 76(5) of the Marriage Act 1949, sections 2(1), 7 and 18 of the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970(8), and section 20(a) of the Registration Service Act 1953(9) as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993(10), and with the approval of the Secretary of State(11), makes the following Regulations:

(1)

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

(2)

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.

(3)

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.

(4)

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

(5)

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).

(6)

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

(7)

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

(8)

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

(9)

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.

(11)

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.

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