SCHEDULE 1Consequential and related amendments
PART 1Marriage Act 1949
Amendment of Schedule 3A to the 1949 Act (modifications if proposed marriage referred under section 28H)48
1
Schedule 3A to the 1949 Act (modifications if proposed marriage referred under section 28H)78 is amended as follows.
2
In the italic heading before paragraph 2 for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”.
3
In paragraph 2 (events for issue of certificate)—
a
in sub-paragraphs (1) and (8), for “certificate” substitute “marriage schedule”;
b
in sub-paragraphs (2)(a), (3)(b), (4)(a) and (c), (5)(b), (6) and (7)(a) and (c), after “the superintendent registrar” insert “or (as the case may be) superintendent registrars”.
4
In paragraph 3 (extension of waiting period to 70 days where marriage to be investigated)—
a
omit sub-paragraph (2);
b
in sub-paragraph (4), omit “and (5C)”;
c
omit sub-paragraph (6);
d
in sub-paragraph (7)(a)—
i
for “entered in the marriage book” substitute “recorded in the marriage register”;
ii
omit “or is entered in an approved electronic form by virtue of section 27(4A) of that Act,”.
5
In paragraph 4 (effect of reducing statutory period), in sub-paragraphs (1)(b), (2) and (4), for “certificate” (in each place it appears) substitute “marriage schedule”.