Miscellaneous
Detained persons29
1
If—
a
one of the parties to an intended marriage is detained in a prison or as a patient in a hospital, and
b
the marriage is to take place in that prison or hospital,
the marriage notice given by that party shall be accompanied by a statement to which paragraph (2) applies.
2
This paragraph applies to a statement which—
a
is made in the prescribed form by the responsible authority not more than 21 days before the date on which the marriage notice is given;
b
identifies the establishment where the person is detained; and
c
states that the responsible authority has no objection to the intended marriage taking place in that establishment.
3
In paragraph (2) “responsible authority” means—
a
if the person named in the statement is detained in a prison, the governor or other officer in charge of that prison;
b
if the person named in the statement is detained in a hospital or special accommodation, the Health and Social Services Board administering that hospital or the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, respectively;
c
if the person named in the statement is detained in a private hospital, the person in charge of that hospital.
4
After the registrar receives a marriage notice accompanied by a statement to which paragraph (2) applies, he shall notify the Registrar General and shall not complete a marriage schedule unless the Registrar General directs him to proceed under Article 7.
5
The Registrar General shall direct the registrar under Article 18(7) to solemnise the marriage at the prison or hospital specified in the direction.
6
In this Article—
a
“prison” includes a remand centre and a young offenders centre; and
b
“hospital, “patient”, “private hospital” and “special accommodation” have the same meanings as in the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 4).