Religious marriages
Registration of officiants11
1
The Registrar General shall keep a register of persons registered under this Article as empowered to solemnise marriages in Northern Ireland.
2
The register kept under this Article shall be open to inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times.
3
The Registrar General shall register a person in respect of whom an application is made under Article 10, except as provided by F1paragraphs (1C) and (2) of that Article.
F23A
The registration of a person under this Article must indicate—
a
whether the person is, or is not, registered for marriages of parties who are not of the same sex;
b
whether the person is, or is not, registered for marriages of parties who are of the same sex.
3B
Where a person is registered under this Article immediately before 1st September 2020, that registration has effect on and after that day as a registration for marriages of parties who are not of the same sex (but subject to Article 12).
4
Where, following an application made by a religious body under Article 10, a person is registered under this Article, it shall be the duty of that body to notify the Registrar General as soon as practicable of—
a
the death of that person; or
b
any change in the information provided in the application,
and the Registrar General shall make such amendments of the register as he considers necessary.