2009 No. 2806
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
I approve
SCHEDULE 1
FORM 1
FORM 1A
FORM 1B
FORM 1C
FORM 3
FORM 9
SCHEDULE 2
FORM 1
FORM 1A
FORM 1B
FORM 1C
FORM 1D
FORM 6
(This note is not part of the Regulations)