Civil marriages

Second marriage ceremony21

1

This paragraph applies where two persons—

a

have gone through a marriage ceremony with each other outside the United Kingdom; but

b

are not, or are unable to prove that they are, validly married to each other for the purposes of the law of Northern Ireland.

2

Where paragraph (1) applies, any registrar may, on an application made to him by those persons, solemnise their marriage as if they had not already gone through a marriage ceremony with each other.

3

A registrar shall not solemnise a marriage under paragraph (2) without the approval of the Registrar General.

4

Articles 3 to 7 and 18 to 20 shall apply for the purpose of solemnising a marriage under this Article with such modifications as may be prescribed.