Marriage Act 1983

THE MARRIAGE LAW (IRELAND) AMENDMENT ACT 1863 (c.27) E+W+N.I.

12 N.I. Section 2 and Schedule (A) (form of notice of intended marriage given to registrar under that Act) shall, subject to such modifications as the Department may prescribe, apply to a notice under section 3(2) of this Act as they apply to a notice under that Act.

13 N.I. Section 3 (procedure after notice of intended marriage is given to the registrar) shall apply to a notice under section 3(2) of this Act as it applies to a notice under that Act—

(a) but as if the amendment of section 3 set out in section 41 of the M1 Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment Act 1870 were omitted; and

(b) subject to such other modifications as the Department may prescribe.

Marginal Citations

M1 1870 c. 110.

14 N.I. Section 4 (declaration by party intending marriage under that Act) shall apply to a party intending marriage in pursuance of section 3 of this Act as it applies to a party intending marriage under that Act, but as if—

(a) for any reference to the notice required by that Act there were substituted a reference to the notice required by section 3(2) of this Act;

(b) the words from “and that the parties to the said marriage have” to “meeting-house named in such notice” were omitted;

(c) the words “in case the marriage is intended to be had without licence” were omitted;

(d) the words from “or in case such marriage” to “such notice shall be so given” were omitted;

(e) for the words “certificate or licence for marriage shall be issued or granted” there shall be substituted the words “licence shall be issued by the Registrar General under the Marriage Act 1983”.

15 N.I. Schedule (B) (form of declaration by party to intended marriage under that Act) shall apply to an intended marriage in pursuance of section 3 of this Act as it applies to an intended marriage under that Act, but as if the words from “and that we the above named” to “County of” (where first occurring) were omitted.