[53E Registration of marriage where documentation lost or destroyed]
Marriage Act 1949 (1949 c 76) | Legislation

[53E  Registration of marriage where documentation lost or destroyed]

[(1)     This section applies where the Registrar General is satisfied that—

(a)     a marriage has been solemnized, and

(b)     the marriage document or (as the case may be) the marriage schedule in respect of the marriage has been lost or destroyed.

(2)     In the case of a marriage document, the Registrar General may direct a relevant church official, in writing, to—

(a)     reproduce the marriage document, and

(b)     arrange, before the signing period expires and so far as reasonably practicable, for the reproduction to be signed by—

(i)     the relevant church official, and

(ii)     the relevant original signatories.

(3)     The relevant church official to whom the direction is given under subsection (2) must—

(a)     ensure that the reproduction, signed in accordance with subsection (2)(b), is delivered to a relevant registrar before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the first day after the end of the signing period, and

(b)     if any of the relevant original signatories have not signed the reproduction, explain to the registrar why that is so.

(4)     In the case of a marriage schedule, the Registrar General may direct the superintendent registrar

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