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7.30.—(1) Where the court has made an order under section 10A(2) of the 1973 Act, the declaration referred to in that section must—
(a)be made and signed by both parties to the marriage concerned;
(b)give particulars of the proceedings in which the order was obtained;
(c)confirm that the steps required to dissolve the marriage in accordance with the religious usages appropriate to the parties have been taken;
(d)be accompanied by—
(i)a certificate from a relevant religious authority that all such steps have been taken; or
(ii)such other documents showing the relevant steps have been taken as the court may direct; and
(iii)be filed at the court either before or together with an application to make the decree nisi absolute,
under rule 7.32 or7.33.
(2) Where the certificate referred to in paragraph (1)(d)(i) is not in English it must be accompanied by a translation of that certificate into English, certified by a notary public or authenticated by statement of truth.
(3) The court may direct that the declaration need not be accompanied by the material mentioned in paragraph (1)(d).
(4) In this rule a religious authority is “relevant” if the party who made the application for the order under section 10A(2) of the 1973 Act considers that authority competent to confirm that the steps referred to in paragraph (1)(c) have been taken.
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