2009 No. 2806

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

The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Made

Coming into force

The Registrar General, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(1)1, 31(2)2, 743 and 78(1)4 of the Marriage Act 19495 and sections 2(1) and 18(1)6 of the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 19707 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 19938, with the approval of the Secretary of State, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 16th November 2009.

Amendment of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 19862

1

The Registration of Marriages Regulations 19869 are amended as follows.

2

In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

a

For form 1, substitute form 1 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

b

For form 1A, substitute form 1A in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

c

For form 1B, substitute form 1B in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

d

For form 1C, substitute form 1C in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

e

For form 3, substitute form 3 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

f

For form 9, substitute form 9 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Amendment of the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 19993

1

The Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 199910 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 for “forms 1, 1A, 1B or 1C and 4” substitute “forms 1, 1A, 3, 1B, 1C and 4”, and for “forms 1, 1A, 1B or 1C and 3” substitute “forms 1, 1A, 1D, 1B, 1C and 3”.

3

In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

a

In the list headed “Contents”, after the reference to form 1C insert a reference to form 1D in Schedule 2 to these Regulations by inserting—

i

“1D” in the column with the heading “Form”;

ii

“2” in the column with the heading “Relevant Regulation”;

iii

“Notice of marriage by Registrar General’s licence” in the column with the heading “Description”; and

iv

“Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970, section 2(1)” in the column with the heading “Statutory Purpose”;

b

For form 1, substitute form 1 in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

c

For form 1A, substitute form 1A in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

d

For form 1B, substitute form 1B in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

e

For form 1C, substitute form 1C in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

f

After form 1C, insert form 1D in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

g

For form 6, substitute form 6 in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Given under my hand on

James HallRegistrar General

I approve

Meg HillierParliamentary Under-Secretary of State

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(2)

FORM 1

Regulation 3(1)(a)(i)Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1A

Regulation 3(1)(a)(ii)Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1B

Regulation 3(2)(a)Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1C

Regulation 3(2)(b)Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 3

Regulation 3(1)(c)Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970, s.2(1)

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FORM 9

Regulation 7(1)Marriage Act 1949, s.31(2)

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SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 3(3)

FORM 1

Regulation 2Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1A

Regulation 2Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1B

Regulation 2Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1C

Regulation 2Marriage Act 1949, s.27(1)

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FORM 1D

Regulation 2Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970, s.2(1)

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FORM 6

Regulation 5Marriage Act 1949, s.31(2)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 and the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999.

Regulation 2(2) makes amendments to marriage registration forms which are in the English language. In relation to a notice of marriage, these amendments provide for the sex, and for the date of birth instead of the age, of a person to be married to be entered on the notice; the entries relating to place of residence are amended; and, where a person to be married is 18 years of age or over, the one month period of validity of a certificate of marriage, made necessary by section 39A of the Marriage Act 1949 (marriage of former civil partners one of whom has changed sex), is inserted into the notice. In relation to a notice of marriage by Registrar General’s licence, the amendments provide for the sex, and for the date of birth instead of the age, of a person to be married to be entered on the notice; and the entries relating to place of residence are amended. In relation to a certificate for marriage, the entry relating to the date on which notice of marriage was given is amended, and the one month period of validity of the certificate, made necessary by section 39A of the Marriage Act 1949, is inserted into the certificate. Schedule 1 contains the amended forms.

Regulation 3 makes similar amendments to marriage registration forms which are partly in the Welsh language, and inserts new form 1D (notice of marriage by Registrar General’s licence) into the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999. Schedule 2 contains the new and amended forms.