The Marriages (Approved Premises) Regulations 1995

Registers of approved premises

10.—(1) Each authority shall keep a register of all premises which are approved by the authority, containing—

(a) the name and full postal address of the approved premises;

(b) the description of the room or rooms in which marriages are to be solemnized;

(c) the name and address of the holder of the approval;

(d) the date of grant of the approval;

(e) the due date of expiry of that approval;

(f) if the approval is renewed, the date of renewal;

(g) if the approval is revoked, the date on which the revocation takes effect; and

(h) the name, address and qualification of the responsible person.

(2) The proper officer shall make the appropriate entries in the register forthwith upon the grant of an approval and shall amend the register forthwith on notification that any of the details listed in paragraph (1) have changed, or on renewal or revocation of an approval.

(3) Forthwith on making or amending any entry in the register, the proper officer shall deliver a copy of the entry or amendment to the Registrar General and to the superintendent registrar for the district in which the premises in question are situated.

(4) The register shall be open to public inspection during normal working hours.

(5) The register shall be kept in permanent form which may include its maintenance on a computer.