The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Citation and commencement

1.  These regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st February 2005.

Amendment of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986

2.—(1) The Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition “occupation” insert—

““subject to immigration control” has the same meaning as in section 19(4) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004(2).”.

(3) In regulation 3—

(a) for the words “The form of notice of marriage to be given” substitute—

“(1) The form of notice of marriage to be given by a party who is not subject to immigration control”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(2) The form of notice of marriage to be given by a party who is subject to immigration control shall be—

(a) where both parties are aged eighteen or over, form 1B, or

(b) where either party is, or both parties are, aged under eighteen, form 1C.”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

(a) for the list headed “Contents”, substitute the list headed “Contents” in Schedule 1 to these regulations;

(b) in form 1, for “Regulation 3(a)(i)” substitute “Regulation 3(1)(a)(i)”;

(c) in form 1A, for “Regulation 3(a)(i)” substitute “Regulation 3(1)(a)(ii)”; and

(d) after form 1A, insert forms 1B and 1C in Schedule 2 to these regulations.

Amendment of Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999

3.—(1) The Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (forms of notice of marriage and of endorsement on notice)—

(a) for “regulation 3(a)” substitute “regulation 3”; and

(b) for both the occurrences of “1 or 1A” substitute “1, 1A, 1B or 1C”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

(a) for the list headed “Prescribed forms” substitute the list headed “Prescribed forms” in Schedule 3 to these regulations; and

(b) after form 1A insert forms 1B and 1C in Schedule 4 to these regulations.

Transitional Provision

4.  Regulations 2 and 3 shall not apply in respect of any marriage, notice of which has been entered in the marriage notice book before 1st February 2005.

Given under my hand on

Leonard Cook

Registrar General

28th January 2005

I approve

Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Stephen C. Timms

31st January 2005