2011 No. 1172
Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages Etc, England And Wales

The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Registrar General1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27(1), 74(1)(b) and 78(1) of the Marriage Act 19492 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 19933, with the approval of the Secretary of State4 makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into force on the day on which the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 20115 comes into force.
Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1(2)

Amendment to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 19862.

(1)

The Registration of Marriages Regulations 19866 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1 (prescribed forms) —

(a)

for Form 1B (notice of marriage given by a party who is subject to immigration control and where both parties are aged eighteen or over) substitute Form 1B in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(b)

for Form 1C (notice of marriage given by a party who is subject to immigration control and where either party is, or both parties are, under eighteen) substitute Form 1C in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1(2)

Amendment to the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 19993.

(1)

The Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 19997 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 1 (Prescribed forms) —

(a)

for Form 1B in Schedule 1 substitute Form 1B in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(b)

for Form 1C in Schedule 1 substitute Form 1C in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1(2)

Made by

Sarah Rapson
Registrar General

I approve,

Damian Green
Minister of State

Home Office

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(2)(a)

Regulation 2(2)(b)

Regulation 2(2)(b)

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I4Sch. 1 Ch. in force at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1(2)

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 3(2)(a)

Regulation 3(2)(a)

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I5Sch. 2 Ch. in force at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1(2)

Regulation 3(2)(b)

Regulation 3(2)(b)

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I6Sch. 2 Ch. n2 in force at 9.5.2011, see reg. 1(2)

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 and the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1999 to reflect the amendments made to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 by the Remedial Order under section 10(2) of the Human Rights Act 1998 following judgement in the case of “Baiai and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWHC 823 QB”. The amendments in these Regulations remove the declaration on the forms for giving notice of marriage which require a person subject to immigration control to provide evidence of eligibility.