3 Evidence of capacity, consent etc., to be produced.E+W
The person giving notice to the superintendent registrar under the provisions of the foregoing section shall produce to the superintendent registrar such evidence as the Registrar General may require to satisfy him—
(a)that there is no lawful impediment to the marriage;
(b)that the consent of any person whose consent to the marriage is required under section 3 of the principal Act, [F1as amended by the Family Law Reform Act 1969], has been duly given; and
(c)that there is sufficient reason why a licence should be granted;
(d)that the conditions contained in section 1(2) of this Act are satisfied and that the person in respect of whom such conditions are satisfied is able to and does understand the nature and purport of the marriage ceremony:
Provided that the certificate of a registered medical practitioner shall be sufficient evidence of any or all of the matters in subsection (1)(d) of this section referred to.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed (prosp.) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4))