Preliminaries to marriage
F1Marriage notice: false information or evidence7A
1
A registrar may refuse to complete a marriage schedule under Article 7 (or where one has already been completed, may cancel it) in a case where—
a
a marriage notice has been given under Article 3(1), and
b
the registrar has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a relevant decision was made incorrectly because of the provision of false information or evidence in or accompanying that notice.
2
If the registrar refuses to complete (or cancels) a marriage schedule under paragraph (1), the parties to the proposed marriage are to be taken not to have given notice under Article 3(1); but that does not prevent criminal proceedings from being brought against either party, or any other person, in relation to the giving of notice.
3
This Article does not limit any other power of the registrar to refuse to complete (or, as the case may be, cancel) a marriage schedule.
4
In the case of a religious marriage, if the marriage schedule has already been issued, and it is practicable to do so, the registrar shall—
a
notify the officiant that the marriage schedule has been cancelled, and
b
advise the officiant not to solemnise the marriage.
5
In this Article—
“evidence” includes a photograph or other image;
“exempt person” has the same meaning as in Article 3E;
“relevant decision” means a decision of a registrar that a party to the proposed marriage is an exempt person.