Registrars and other staffN.I.
31.—(1) A local registration authority shall, with the approval of the Registrar General, appoint—
(a)a registrar of marriages; and
(b)one or more deputy registrars of marriages.
(2) A person holding an appointment under paragraph (1) may with the approval of, and shall at the direction of, the Registrar General be removed from his office of registrar or deputy registrar by the local registration authority.
(3) A local registration authority shall, at the direction of the Registrar General, appoint additional persons to solemnise civil marriages and carry out other functions for the purposes of this Order.
(4) A person shall not be appointed under paragraph (1) or (3) if he is under the age of 21.
(5) Regulations may confer additional functions on a person holding an appointment under paragraph (1).
(6) A person holding an appointment under paragraph (1) shall, in exercising his functions under this Order or any other statutory provision, be subject to such instructions or directions as the Registrar General may give.