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Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 12 - Application to dispense with consent

Marriage Regulations 2017

In force on 5 Jan 2026

Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 12

Application to dispense with consent

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MR2017 reg.12

An application under section 15 of the Act to dispense with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor must be accompanied by:

(a) unless it is impracticable to obtain the minor’s birth certificate—the minor’s birth certificate; and

(b) if consent to the proposed marriage has been given by, or in place of, any other person whose consent to the marriage is required by the Act—that consent; and

(c) if that consent is written in a language other than English—a translation of the consent into English that complies with section 11.