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”.