The Marriage (Authorised Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 1971

• Citation: S.I. 1971/1216
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Commencement, citation and interpretation

(1) These regulations shall come into operation on 1st August 1971 and may be cited as the Marriage (Authorised Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 1971.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 2 Manner of registration of marital condition

(1) After paragraph (a) of regulation 17 of the Marriage (Authorised Persons) Regulations 1952 (manner of registration), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—

(b) in the case of a party whose previous marriage was annulled on the ground that the marriage was voidable, he shall enter the words “Previous marriage annulled

(2) Paragraphs (b) and (c) of the said regulation shall be re-lettered “( c )” and “( d )” respectively.