Section 160: Abolition of certificate by licence.

Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 · 1999 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IX: Registrar's Certificates: Procedure

In the Marriage Act 1949, in section 26, omit subsection (2) (marriage under superintendent registrar's certificate to be by licence issued by the registrar or without licence).

In section 27 of the 1949 Act—

in subsection (1), omit "without licence";
omit subsection (2);
in subsection (3), in paragraph (a), omit "in the case of a marriage intended to be solemnized without licence,";
in subsection (3), omit paragraph (b).

Section 32 of the 1949 Act (marriage under certificate by licence) shall cease to have effect.

In section 31 of the 1949 Act (marriage under certificate without licence requiring 21 days' notice)—

in subsection (1), omit "without licence" and for "twenty-one" substitute ;" 15 "
in subsection (2), for "twenty-one" substitute ;" 15 "
in subsection (4), omit "without licence" and for "said period of twenty-one days" substitute ." waiting period in relation to each notice of marriage "

In section 31 of the 1949 Act, after subsection (4) insert—

In section 31 of the 1949 Act, insert at the end—

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