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Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 13 - Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent

Marriage Regulations 2017

In force on 5 Jan 2026

Marriage Regulations 2017 Regulation 13

Notice of dispensation or refusal to dispense with consent

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MR2017 reg.13

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.

Division 4—Consent by Judge or magistrate in place of parent etc.

Section titled “Division 4—Consent by Judge or magistrate in place of parent etc.”