Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 13 - Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent
Marriage Regulations 2017
In force on 5 Jan 2026Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 13
Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent
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13 Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent
Section titled “13 Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent”(1) If a prescribed authority dispenses with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor under section 15 of the Act, the prescribed authority must:
(a) give the minor the dispensation in writing; and
(b) return any documents that accompanied the application in accordance with section 12.
(2) If a prescribed authority refuses an application to dispense with the consent of a person to a proposed marriage of a minor under section 15 of the Act, the prescribed authority must, within 14 days after the refusal:
(a) give the minor written notice of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal; and
(b) return any documents that accompanied the application in accordance with section 12.