Marriage Act 1983

11 Interpretation and savings (Northern Ireland)

(1) In sections 3 to 10 above and Schedule 2 to this Act—

• " the Department" means the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland ;

• " the Marriage Acts " means the Acts applied or amended by Schedule 2 to this Act;

• "the Marriages Act" means the [1844 c. 81.] Marriages (Ireland) Act 1844;

• " the Registrar General" means the Registrar General in Northern Ireland or any officer of the Department authorised by it to exercise the functions of the Registrar General for the purposes of this Act;

• " the Registrar General's licence " means a licence issued by the Registrar General under section 4 above.

(2) Nothing in sections 3 to 10 above or Schedule 2 to this Act shall be taken to relate or have any reference to—

(a) any marriage between two persons professing the Roman Catholic religion according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church;

(b) any marriage according to the usages of the Society of Friends or any marriage between two persons professing the Jewish religion according to the usages of the Jews.

(3) Nothing in sections 3 to 10 above or Schedule 2 to this Act shall affect the right of any person by virtue of section 36 or 37 of the Matrimonial Causes and [1870 c. 110.] Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1870 to grant special licences to marry at any convenient time at any place or affect the validity of any marriage solemnized on the authority of such a licence.