Amendments to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 20153

In regulation 2—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

after the definition of “1970 Act” insert—

  • “authorised person” means a person whose name and address have been certified under section 43 or 43B of the Act (appointment of authorised persons for buildings and chapels registered for solemnization of marriage)3;

ii

at the end insert—

  • “registered building” means—

    1. a

      a building registered under section 41 or 43A of the Act (registration of buildings for solemnization of marriage)4, or

    2. b

      a chapel registered under section 70 or 70A of the Act (registration of naval, military and air force chapels for solemnization of marriage)5,

    and references to the registration of a building are to be construed accordingly;

  • “step-parent”, in relation to a party to a marriage, means a step-parent who is or was married to, or the civil partner of, a parent of the party.

b

in paragraph (2) after “column”, in both places it occurs, insert “or space”.