The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Registration of Buildings and Appointment of Authorised Persons) Regulations 2014

Buildings registered under section 43A:  appointment of authorised persons

6.—(1) This regulation makes provision for the procedure to be followed in relation to the authorisation of a person under section 43B(1)(1) of the Act.

(2) In addition to the matters mentioned in section 43B(2) of the Act, the trustees or governing body of the registered building who are certifying the authorisation must—

(a) within one working day of the person being authorised, send the certification mentioned in section 43B(2) on a form supplied for that purpose by the Registrar General (a “certification form”);

(b) provide on the certification form—

(i) the name and address of the registered building in respect of which the person is authorised under section 43B(1) of the Act;

(ii) the denomination of the religious organisation, or organisations, for whose purposes the building is registered;

(iii) the name and address of each of the trustees or members of the governing body certifying the authorisation;

(iv) such other information as the Registrar General has indicated is necessary for the purposes of the certification and authorisation; and

(c) each sign the certification form.

(3) The authorised person must sign the certification form to indicate their consent to being authorised under section 43B of the Act.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(2).

(1)

1949 c. 76; section 43B was inserted by section 4(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30).

(2)

1971 c. 80; section 1(1) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1.