Marriage Act 1949

74 [F1 Regulations and approval of electronic forms etc.] E+W

[F2 (1)] The Registrar General, with the approval of [F3 the Secretary of State], may by statutory instrument make regulations—

(a) prescribing the duties of . . . F4 authorised persons under this Act;

(b) prescribing any thing which by this Act [F5 (other than section 71A)] is required to be prescribed [F6 ;

(c) making provision in relation to—

(i) corrections to or the re-issue of a marriage schedule or marriage document before the marriage is solemnized;

(ii) the keeping of a signed marriage schedule or signed marriage document after the particulars set out in it have been entered in the marriage register;

(iii) corrections to entries entered under this Act in the marriage register or a marriage register book;

(iv) the keeping of marriage register books in which the particulars of a marriage have been entered under this Act;

(v) the keeping in a church or chapel of records of marriages solemnized according to the rites of the Church of England in the church or chapel]

[F7 (1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) “provision in relation to” the keeping of a book, document or other record includes, in particular, provision about—

(a) who is to be responsible for keeping the book, document or other record and how it is to be stored;

(b) the circumstances in which the book, document or other record must or may be annotated;

(c) the circumstances in which the book, document or other record must or may be sent to the Registrar General or a superintendent registrar.]

[F8 (2) The Registrar General may approve forms of electronic communications or electronic storage for the purposes of a provision of this Act; and a reference in this Act to an approved electronic form is to a form approved under this subsection for the purposes of that provision.]

[F9 (3) Any order or regulations made under this Act may make different provision for different cases.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 74 title substituted (16.11.2009) by The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2821), arts. 1(1), 12

F2 S. 74 renumbered as s. 74(1) (16.11.2009) by The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2821), arts. 1(1), 12

F3 Words in s. 74 substituted (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(1)(d) (with art. 4)

F4 Words repealed by Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37), Sch. 2

F5 Words in s. 74(1)(b) inserted (12.7.2016) by Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19), s. 94(1), Sch. 15 para. 19; S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(w)

F6 S. 74(1)(c) and semi-colon inserted (27.3.2021 for specified purposes, 4.5.2021 in so far as not already in force) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2)(4)(e), Sch. 1 para. 43(2) (with Sch. 2)

F7 S. 74(1A) inserted (27.3.2021 for specified purposes, 4.5.2021 in so far as not already in force) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2)(4)(e), Sch. 1 para. 43(3) (with Sch. 2)

F8 S. 74(2) inserted (16.11.2009) by The Registration of Marriages etc. (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2821), arts. 1(1), 12

F9 S. 74(3) inserted (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 15 (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Functions of Minister of Health now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1968/1699

C2 S. 74: transfer of functions (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 7

C3 S. 74: transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 5(e) (with art. 4)