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TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title 1. Rules prescribed by rubrick as to marriages to be observed. 2. Nothing herein to affect special licences. 3. Roman Catholic marriages not affected. 4. Marriages between parties, one or both of whom are Presbyterians, may be solemnized in certified meeting houses under conditions herein prescribed. 5. Banns to be published in case of marriage of Presbyterians otherwise than by licence. 6. Notice of the names, places of abode, congregation, and time of residence of the parties to be given to the minister six days before publication of banns. 7. Each presbytery to appoint ministers to certify meeting houses. 8. Such ministers to grant licences in form in schedule (C). 9. Before licence granted one of the parties to appear before the minister, and to take an oath, &c. as to certain particulars. 10. Person applying for a licence to produce from the minister of the congregation of which such person shall be a member a certificate in form in schedule (D). 11. Caveat may be lodged with the minister against grant of licence. 12. Marriages of Quakers and of Jews to be solemnized according to their usages. 13. Notice of any intended marriage (except by licence or banns) to be given to the registrar of the district. 14. Registrar to keep notices in a book. 16. After seven days for marriage by licence, or twenty-one days for marriage without licence, certificate of notice to be given, upon demand in form in schedule (B). 17. Forms of certificates to be furnished by registrar general. 18. Certificates for marriage by licence to be distinguishable from other certificates. 21. 1954 c.21 22. Quarterly return of licences granted. 23. Registrar not authorized to grant licences for marriages in churches, &c. of Church of Ireland, or between Presbyterians in certified meeting houses. 24. Registrar to decide on ground of objection. 25. Reference to appeal to registrar general. 26. Marriages not to be solemnized until after 21 days after entry of notice, unless by licence, and then not until after 7 days. 27. New notice required if marriage not solemnized within three months. 28. Registrar's certificate to be delivered to the person by or before whom the marriage is solemnized. 29. Places of public religious worship may be registered for solemnizing marriages therein. 30. Registry to be cancelled on disuse of building for public religious worship; but new place of worship may be registered. 31. Declarations to be made by parties. 32. After notice and certificate marriages may be celebrated before the registrar and two witnesses, at his office, between certain hours. 33. Marriage fees to the registrar. 34. Publication of banns where parties reside in different districts. 35. Patron or incumbent may object to licence, and bishop shall decide on grounds of objection. 36. Appropriation of fees on marriages performed in such chapels. 37. Patron or incumbent may appeal to the archbishop against such licences granted without his or their consent. 38. Notice of such licences to be affixed in chapels. 39. Marriages performed in such chapels to be under the same regulations as to registers, &c. as those performed in parish churches. 40. Option to parties to be married at parish church. 41. Bishop, with consent of archbishop, may revoke such licences; 42. Registrars of dioceses to send to the register office yearly lists of licensed chapels within their districts. 43. List of all such chapels and all other buildings registered under this Act to be printed yearly. 45. Marriages under this Act cognizable. 46. Persons vexatiously entering caveat liable to costs and damages. 47. Persons unduly solemnizing marriages guilty of felony. 48. Solemnizing marriage without banns, etc. or granting forbidden licence, &c. felony. 49. Registrars unduly issuing certificates or licences, or registering marriages hereby declared void, guilty of felony. 51. Prosecution to be commenced within 3 years. 52. Marriages void if unduly solemnized with the knowledge of both parties. 56. A general register office to be provided in Belfast. 58. Registrar general to be appointed. 61. Annual abstract of registers to be sent to lord lieutenant, and laid before Parliament. 62. All books, &c. to be transferred on removal of registrars. 63. Proceedings in case of refusal to transfer. 64. Marriage register books to be provided according to form in schedule (G). 65. Marriage registers to be kept in duplicate. 66. Certified copies of registers of marriages to be sent to registrar every quarter. 67. Registrar to register all marriages solemnized before him in books to be sent by the registrar general. 68. Copies in form in schedule (F) to be sent to registrar general quarterly. 69. Registrars to send certified copies of registers made or received by them to the General Register Office four times a year; omissions to be supplied. 70. Searches of registers shall be allowed, and certified copies given, by incumbents, &c. 71. Indexes to be made at every registrar's office, searches allowed, and copies given. 72. Indexes to be kept at General Register Office, searches allowed, and certified copies given. 74. Certified copies given at General Registry Office to be sealed and admitted in evidence. 76. Clergymen, &c. may ask parties to be married the particulars required to be registered. 77. Penalty for not duly registering marriages, or for losing or injuring the registers or certified copies thereof. 78. Accidental errors may be corrected. 81. Recovery of penalties before justices. 84. Prosecution for offences punishable on summary conviction.[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]
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