The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

Application to reduce the 28 day waiting period E+W

9.—(1) An application under section 31(5A) of the Act(1) to reduce the 28 day waiting period must be made—

(a) by a party to the marriage;

(b) to the superintendent registrar to whom that party has given notice of marriage;

(c) on form 11 if the notice is given in England, or form 11(w) if the notice is given in Wales, together with any evidence which supports the reason given in the form for applying for a reduction in the 28 day period;

and must be accompanied by the fee.

(2) The superintendent registrar must immediately forward the completed application and the fee paid to the Registrar General.

(3) If, on receipt of a completed application, the Registrar General requires further information (which may include documents), before making his or her decision, the Registrar General may—

(a) request that the superintendent registrar who forwarded the completed application obtain the information from the applicant and forward it to the Registrar General; or

(b) request it from the applicant.

(4) After the Registrar General has considered the completed application and any further information obtained, and is satisfied that there are, or are not, as the case may be, compelling reasons for reducing the 28 day period, the Registrar General must notify that decision to the applicant and to the superintendent registrar who forwarded the completed application.

(5) In this regulation—

“applicant” means the person seeking a reduction in the 28 day period;

“completed application” means the completed form 11 (or form 11(w) as the case may be) together with any evidence referred to in paragraph (1)(c); and

“fee” means the fee as specified (if one is so specified) in an order under section 31(5F) of the Act(2).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 9 in force at 2.3.2015, see reg. 1

(1)

Section 31(5A) was inserted by section 160(6) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), and amended by S.I. 2008/678 and by paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014.

(2)

Section 31(5F) was amended by S.I. 2008/678. See S.I. 2010/441 (amended by S.I. 2014/1790) for the prescribed fee.