Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 16^th November 2009.

Amendment of the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986

2.—(1) The Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

(a) For form 1, substitute form 1 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b) For form 1A, substitute form 1A in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(c) For form 1B, substitute form 1B in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(d) For form 1C, substitute form 1C in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(e) For form 3, substitute form 3 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and

(f) For form 9, substitute form 9 in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Amendment of the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999

3.—(1) The Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 for “forms 1, 1A, 1B or 1C and 4” substitute “forms 1, 1A, 3, 1B, 1C and 4”, and for “forms 1, 1A, 1B or 1C and 3” substitute “forms 1, 1A, 1D, 1B, 1C and 3”.

(3) In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms)—

(a) In the list headed “Contents”, after the reference to form 1C insert a reference to form 1D in Schedule 2 to these Regulations by inserting—

(i) “1D” in the column with the heading “Form”;

(ii) “2” in the column with the heading “Relevant Regulation”;

(iii) “Notice of marriage by Registrar General’s licence” in the column with the heading “Description”; and

(iv) “Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970, section 2(1)” in the column with the heading “Statutory Purpose”;

(b) For form 1, substitute form 1 in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(c) For form 1A, substitute form 1A in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(d) For form 1B, substitute form 1B in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(e) For form 1C, substitute form 1C in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(f) After form 1C, insert form 1D in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(g) For form 6, substitute form 6 in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Given under my hand on

James Hall

Registrar General

19th October 2009

I approve

Meg Hillier

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

20th October 2009