Statutory Rule 1996 No. 501

Marriage of Children (Consents) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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1996 No. 501

MARRIAGES

Marriage of Children (Consents) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

The Department of Finance and Personnel in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1) of the Marriages Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^[1] and paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974^[2] and now vested in it^[3] hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Marriage of Children (Consents) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into force on 2nd December 1996.

    (2)  In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" means the Marriage of Minors (Consents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1954.

Amendments to the principal Regulations
    2.—(1)  In the principal Regulations—


(a)  in regulation 1(2) for the word "minors" there shall be substituted the word "children"; and


(b)  in regulations 3 and 13, for the word "minor" there shall be substituted the word "child".

    (2)  For the First Schedule of the principal Regulations, there shall be substituted the following Schedule—

FIRST SCHEDULE
Part A
Consent to the Marriage of a Child

Persons Proposing to Marry
"Name          Name


Address          Address

Consent of Father or Adoptive Father
I,            being the father of the


(insert name in full)


above named          who is .......... years of age


and being a person whose consent to h .......... marriage is required by law do hereby give my consent to h .......... marriage to the other person named above.


Signed          Date ..........


Address          


In the presence of          (Signature of Witness)


Address of Witness          


Qualification          

Consent of Mother or Adoptive Mother
I,           being the mother of the


(insert name in full)


above named          who is .......... years of age


and being a person whose consent to h .......... marriage is required by law do hereby give my consent to h .......... marriage to the other person named above.


Signed          Date ..........


Address          


In the presence of          (Signature of Witness)


Address of Witness          


Qualification          

Consent of Any Other Person Required by Law
I,            by virtue of a .......... Order.




(insert name in full) (insert "Custody", "Residence", "Care" or "Guardianship"




am a person whose consent to the marriage of          




is required by law, do hereby give my consent to h .......... marriage to the other person named above.




Signed          Date ..........




Address          




In the presence of          (Signature of Witness)




Qualification          




Address of Witness          


Part B
Consent to the Marriage of a Child

Persons Proposing to Marry
Name          Name


Address          Address

Consent of Father or Adoptive Father
I,            being the father of the


(insert name in full)


above named          who is .......... years of age


and being a person whose consent to h .......... marriage is required by law do hereby give my consent to h .......... marriage to the other person named above.


Signed          Date ..........


Address          


In the presence of          (Signature of Witness)


Address of Witness          


Qualification          

Consent of Mother or Adoptive Mother
I,            being the mother of the


(insert name in full)


above named          who is .......... years of age


and being a person whose consent to h .......... marriage is required by law do hereby give my consent to h .......... marriage to the other person named above.


Signed          Date ..........


Address          


In the presence of          (Signature of Witness)


Address of Witness          


Qualification          

Consent of Any Other Person Required by Law
I,            by virtue of a .......... Order.




(insert name in full) (insert "Custody", "Residence", "Care" or "Guardianship")




am a person whose consent to the marriage of          




is required by law, do hereby give my consent to h .......... marriage to the other person named above.




Signed          Date ..........




Address          




In the presence of          (Signature of Witness)




Qualification          




Address of Witness          




Signature of person solemnising Marriage          

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
21st October 1996.

L.S.
Edgar F. Jardine

Assistant Secretary

These Regulations make minor changes to the Marriage of Minors (Consents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1954. They substitute the word "child" for "minor" and substitute the forms to be used where the consent of the marriage of a child is required.

[1] 1954 c. 21 (N.I.) back

[2] 1974 c. 28 back

[3] The functions of the Department of Finance were transferred to the Department of Health and Social Services by the Departments (N.I.) Order 1982, Article 5, Schedule 1 and transferred to the Department of Finance and Personnel by S.R. 1993/494 back