The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2015/207
Year2015
  • These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015 and come into force on 2nd March 2015.
  • (1) In these Regulations—
    • “the Act” means the Marriage Act 1949;
    • “1970 Act” means the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970;
    • “entry” (unless the context otherwise requires) , means a record of the particulars relating to a marriage completed in the appropriate places in form 15;
    • “occupation” includes rank or profession.
    (2) In these Regulations, any reference to a numbered form is to the form bearing that number in Schedule 1, and any reference to a numbered column on a form, is to the column bearing that number on that form.forms 1(w) to 6(w) , 9(w) , 11(w) and 12(w) , the party giving notice of the marriage, andform 10(w) , the person making the declaration,in the case of form 15(w) , the parties to the marriage so elect and provide the required particulars in both languages, and the person who registers the marriage can understand and write Welsh.(2) Where a form of words set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations is used in completing a form in English, the corresponding form of words set out in column 2 must be used where the form is also completed in Welsh.both parties are aged 18 or over, is form 1 if attested in England, or form 1(w) if attested in Wales; oreither party is, or both parties are, aged under 18, is form 2 if attested in England, or form 2(w) if attested in Wales.both parties are aged 18 or over, is form 3 if attested in England, or form 3(w) if attested in Wales; oreither party is, or both parties are, aged under 18, is form 4 if attested in England, or form 4(w) if attested in Wales.(2) The form of notice of marriage to be given by either party to the marriage under section 2(1) of the 1970 Act is form 5 if attested in England, or form 5(w) if attested in Wales.
  • The form of endorsement on the notice of marriage to be made under section 35(1) of the Act
  • (1) The form of medical statement to be given under section 27A(2) of the Act(2) The form of statement to be made in relation to a detained person under section 27A(3) of the Act is form 8 concerning a person detained in England, or form 8(w) concerning a person detained in Wales.(3) The form of the particulars of the person by or before whom the marriage is to be solemnized, which is to be given under section 27A(4) of the Act, is form 9 in relation to a marriage intended to be solemnized in England, or form 9(w) in relation to a marriage intended to be solemnized in Wales.(1) The form of declaration to be made by each of the persons to be married, in accordance with section 27B(2) (b) of the Act(2) A declaration mentioned in paragraph (1) must be signed by the person making it in the presence of the superintendent registrar, who must then sign the declaration as witness and add his or her description.(3) The superintendent registrar referred to in paragraph (2) is the superintendent registrar to whom notice of the marriage is required to be given by the person making the declaration.evidence of a person’s relevant nationality, for the purposes of sections 8(1) (b) evidence of a person’s name, surname, and date of birth, for the purposes of section 28B(1) (a) and (b) evidence of a person’s place of residence, for the purposes of section 28B(1) (c) of the Act (see paragraph 4 of Schedule 3) ; andevidence of the ending of a person’s previous marriage or civil partnership, for the purposes of section 28B(2) of the Act (see paragraph 5 of Schedule 3) .by a party to the marriage;to the superintendent registrar to

    To continue reading

    Request your trial

    VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT