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38. In section 65 of the 1949 Act (searches of indexes kept by Registrar General)(1), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—
“(1) The Registrar General must—
(a)cause indexes of all entries in the marriage register made under section 53D(10)(a) to be made and kept in the General Register Office, and
(b)keep in the General Register Office indexes of certified copies of marriage register books kept in the General Register Office.
(2) A person is entitled—
(a)to search the indexes of entries in the marriage register and indexes of certified copies of marriage register books at any time when the General Register Office is open for that purpose, and
(b)to obtain from the Registrar General a certified copy of an entry made in the marriage register under section 53D(10)(a) or a certified copy of an entry made in a certified copy of a marriage register book.”.
Section 65 was amended by paragraph 15(a) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Registration Service Act 1953 and paragraph 17 of Schedule 15 to the Immigration Act 2016.
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