The Reporting of Suspicious Marriages and Registration of Marriages (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000

Amendment of the Welsh Regulations

5.—(1) For regulation 2 (forms of notice of marriage and of endorsement on notice) substitute—

“2.   In relation to a notice of marriage attested in Wales regulation 3(a) and 4 of the principal Regulations (forms of notice of marriage and endorsement on notice of marriage) shall have effect as if they referrred respectively not to forms 1 or 1A and 4 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to forms 1 or 1A and 3 respectively in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.”.

(2) After regulation 4 (declaration of certain affinal relationships) insert—

“Application to reduce the 15 day waiting period

4A.   In relation to a notice of marriage given in Wales, regulation 6A of the principal Regulations (application to reduce the 15 day waiting period) shall have effect as if it referred not to form 8A in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to form 8A in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.”.

(3) For regulation 5 (authorities for marriage issued by a superintendent registrar etc.) substitute—

“5.   In relation to a certificate for marriage issued in Wales regulations 7(1) and 8 of the principal Regulations (authorities for marriage issued by a superintendent registrar etc. and form of instructions for solemnization of a marriage etc.) shall have effect as if they referred respectively not to forms 9 and 12 in Schedule 1 to those Regulations but to forms 6 and 8 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.”.

(4) In regulation 7 (completion of forms)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “Forms 1 to 7” substitute “Forms 1 to 6 and 8A”; and

(b) in paragraph 1(a)(i) for “forms 1 to 4, 6 and 7” substitute “forms 1 to 4, 6 and 8A”.

(5) In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

(a) for the list headed “Prescribed forms” substitute the list headed “Prescribed forms” in Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

(b) for form 1 (notice of marriage without licence), substitute the forms which appear as forms 1 and 1A in Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

(c) in form 6 (certificate for marriage)—

(i) in the titles delete “without licence” and “heb drwydded”;

(ii) for “of the district of ... ... ... ... in the county of ... ... ... ...” substitute “of the district of ... ... ... ...”;

(iii) for “dosbarth ... ... ... ...yn sir ... ... ... ...” substitute “dosbarth ... ... ... ...”;

(iv) after the words “notice was” insert “given by ... ... ... ...and”;

(v) after the words “hysbysiad gael ei” insert “roddi gan ... ... ... ...a'i”; and

(vi) for the headings to column (8) substitute “Nationality and District of residence” and “Cenedligrwydd a Dosbarth y breswylfa”;

(d) in form 8 (form of instructions) for paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 substitute the following paragraphs—

“1.   This marriage must take place in the registered building named in the superintendent registrar’s certificates for marriage, and nowhere else.

2.   The authorised person duly appointed for the registered building named in the certificates, or an authorised person for some other registered building in the same registration district, must be present at the marriage.

4.   Each certificate issued by a superintendent registrar as the legal authority for the marriage must be delivered to the authorised person in whose presence the marriage is to be solemnized. Unless these certificates are in his possession the authorised person must on no account allow the marriage to take place.” and

“1.   Mae'n rhaid cynnal y briodas hon yn yr adeilad cofrestredig a enwir ar dystysgrifau priodas y cofrestrydd arolygol, ac yn unman arall.

2.   Mae'n rhaid i'r person awdurdodedig a benodwyd ar gyfer yr adeilad cofrestredig a enwir ar y tystysgrifau neu berson awdurdodedig ar gyfer adeilad cofrestredig arall yn yr un dosbarth cofrestru fod yn bresennol yn y briodas.

4.   Mae'n rhaid danfon pob tystysgrif a gyflwynir gan gofrestrydd arolygol fel awdurdod cyfreithiol y briodas i'r person awdurdodedig y bydd y briodas yn cael ei gweinyddu yn ei (g)ŵydd. Oni fydd y tystysgrifau hyn yn ei m/feddiant ni ddylai'r person awdurdodedig ar unrhyw gyfrif ganiatáu i'r briodas gael ei chynnal.”;

(e) after form 8 insert the form which appears as form 8A in Schedule 3 to these Regulations; and

(f) forms 2 (notice of marriage with licence) and 7 (certificate and licence for marriage) shall be omitted.

(6) In Schedule 2 in column 1 omit “licence” and in column 2 omit “trwydded”.