Amendment of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986
2. (1) The Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 are amended as follows.
S.I. 1986/1442 as amended by S.I. 1995/744, S.I. 1997/2204, S.I. 2000/3164, S.I. 2005/155 and S.I. 2005/3177.
(2) After regulation 11(4) insert—

“(4A) In column 7, if either party to the marriage wishes to record a step-father’s name instead of the father’s name, the registrar shall enter the word “step-father” after the surname, provided he is or has been married to the mother.”.