The Registration of Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Registration Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Title and introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the Statutory Instrument of the same number, in order to improve the image clarity and make minor corrections to the forms in the Schedule, and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument. 2025 No. 569 REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES, ETC., ENGLAND AND WALES The Registration of Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Registration Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Made 8th May 2025 Coming into force 27th May 2025 The Registrar General for England and Wales makes these Regulations with the approval of the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27A(3) and 74(1)(b) of the Marriage Act 1949 and sections 19 (5) and 36 (3) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, as extended by section 26 (3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.

1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Registration Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. (2) These Regulations come into force on 27th May 2025. (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2 Amendment to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

In Schedule 1 to the Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015, for— (a) Form 8, substitute Form 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations; (b) Form 8(w), substitute Form 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations.

3 Amendment to the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005

In Schedule 2 to the Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005, for— (a) Form 7, substitute Form 3 in the Schedule to these Regulations; (b) Form 7(w), substitute Form 4 in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Schedule Prescribed forms