The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021

Amendment of Part 3 of the 1949 Act (marriage under superintendent registrar’s certificate)

22.—(1) Section 31A of the 1949 Act (appeal on refusal under section 31(2)(a) or 31ZA)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for “certificate, the person applying for it” substitute “marriage schedule, the parties to the marriage”.

(3) In subsection (2)(b), for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”.

(4) In subsection (2A), for “certificate” (in both places it appears) substitute “marriage schedule”.

(5) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”;

(b) in paragraph (b), for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”;

(c) in the words after paragraph (b), for “applicant for the certificate” substitute “parties making the appeal”.

(6) In subsection (3A)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”;

(b) in the words after paragraph (b), for “person making the appeal is” substitute “parties making the appeal are”.

(7) In subsection (4), for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”.

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Section 31A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Section 31A(1) was amended by paragraph 11(3)(b) of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014. Sections 31A(2A) and (3A) were inserted by paragraph 11(3)(c) and (d) of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014 respectively. Section 31A(4) was amended by paragraph 11(3)(e) of Schedule 4 to the Immigration Act 2014.