The Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Regulations 1996
These Regulations amend the Registration of Marriages Regulations 1986 and the Registration of Marriages (Welsh Language) Regulations 1986, to reflect amendments made to the Marriage Act 1949 (“the 1949 Act”) by the Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Act 1996 (“the 1996 Act”). The 1996 Act, which is to come into force on 1 February 1997, will permit the use of new words of declaration and contract in certain marriage ceremonies, as an alternative to the words of declaration and contract which are currently required by section 44(3) of the 1949 Act.