- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
1Before section 72 of the Marriage Act 1949 (but after the heading of Part 6 of that Act) insert—
(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for fees to be payable to such persons as may be prescribed in respect of—
(a)the giving of notice of a marriage to a superintendent registrar;
(b)an application for the reduction of the waiting period in relation to a notice of marriage (see section 31(5A));
(c)the registration for the solemnization of marriages of a building certified as required by law as a place of religious worship, or the cancellation of such a registration;
(d)the authorisation of a person to be present at the solemnization of marriages in such a building;
(e)the presence of a superintendent registrar or registrar at a marriage (except in a case falling within section 51(1A));
(f)the delivery under section 57(1) of a certified copy of entries in a marriage register book;
(g)the carrying out of a search of—
(i)any marriage register book,
(ii)any index kept in relation to such a book, or
(iii)certified copies of entries in such a book;
(h)the provision of a certified copy, or other record of information, relating to an entry in a marriage register book;
(i)the issue of the Registrar General’s licence under section 7 of the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970;
(j)such other marriage services as may be prescribed.
(2)Regulations under this section may—
(a)specify the amount of any fee payable under the regulations, or
(b)set out how such a fee is to be determined.
(3)Subsection (4) applies where the regulations provide for a fee to be payable to a superintendent registrar or registrar.
(4)The regulations may provide for such part of the fee as may be specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations to be payable by the superintendent registrar or registrar to the Registrar General in prescribed circumstances.
(5)The regulations may provide for the reimbursement, reduction, waiver or refund of part or all of a fee whether by conferring a discretion or otherwise.
(6)Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument.
(7)Regulations under this section may—
(a)provide for exemptions from any of the provisions of the regulations;
(b)contain such consequential, incidental, supplemental and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(8)A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(9)In this section—
“marriage services” means services in connection with marriages which are provided by or on behalf of the Registrar General, a superintendent registrar or registrar;
“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations made under this section.”
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: