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The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

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  1. Introductory Text

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    PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Completion of forms

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    PART 2 Preliminaries to Marriage

    1. 4.Forms of notice of marriage

    2. 5.Endorsement on notice of marriage

    3. 6.Statements and particulars for intended marriage of housebound or detained person

    4. 7.Declaration for intended marriage of certain persons related by affinity

    5. 8.Specified Evidence

    6. 9.Application to reduce the 28 day waiting period

    7. 10.Authorities for marriage issued by a superintendent registrar and by the Registrar General

    8. 11.Form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage in a registered building without the presence of a registrar

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    PART 3 Registration of Marriage

    1. 12.Form of registration of particulars and place of registration

    2. 13.Manner of registration

    3. 14.Form of attestation

    4. 15.Signing the register

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    PART 4 Correction of Errors

    1. 16.Time when entry is complete

    2. 17.Correction of errors in Wales

    3. 18.Correction of errors before entry is complete

    4. 19.Correction of errors in completed entry

    5. 20.Copy of corrected or annotated entry to be sent to Registrar General

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    PART 5 Miscellaneous Provisions

    1. 21.Certified copies

    2. 22.Quarterly certified copies

    3. 23.Offences and proceedings

    4. 24.Revocations

  7. Signature

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      SCHEDULE 1

      Prescribed Forms

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      SCHEDULE 2

      Forms of words in English and Welsh

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      SCHEDULE 3

      Evidence

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Evidence of relevant nationality

      3. 3.Evidence of name, surname, date of birth and nationality

      4. 4.Evidence of place of residence

      5. 5.Evidence of ending of previous marriage or civil partnership

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      SCHEDULE 4

      Revocations

  8. Explanatory Note

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