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12. As soon as practicable after (as the case may be)—
(a)the superintendent registrar has entered the particulars of the proposed marriage in the [F1marriage register] under section 27(4) of the 1949 Act M1, or
(b)the registration authority has recorded the information required in the register under section 8(5) of the 2004 Act,
the superintendent registrar or (as the case may be) the registration authority must refer the proposed marriage or civil partnership to the Secretary of State.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 12(a) substituted (4.5.2021) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 69(2) (with Sch. 2)
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M1Section 27(4) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32) and paragraphs 1 and 2(1) and (3) of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22).
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