Part IV Registration of Marriages
65 Searches of indexes kept by Registrar General.
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The Registrar General must—
a
cause indexes of all entries in the marriage register made under section 53D(10)(a) to be made and kept in the General Register Office, and
b
keep in the General Register Office indexes of certified copies of marriage register books kept in the General Register Office.
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A person is entitled—
a
to search the indexes of entries in the marriage register and indexes of certified copies of marriage register books at any time when the General Register Office is open for that purpose, and
b
to obtain from the Registrar General a certified copy of an entry made in the marriage register under section 53D(10)(a) or a certified copy of an entry made in a certified copy of a marriage register book.
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The Registrar General shall cause all certified copies of entries given in the General Register Office to be sealed or stamped with the seal of that Office; and any certified copy of an entry purporting to be sealed or stamped with the said seal shall be received as evidence of the marriage to which it relates without any further or other proof of the entry, and no certified copy purporting to have been given in the said Office shall be of any force or effect unless it is sealed or stamped as aforesaid.
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