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Introduction 3  \n• Roles and responsibilities of an Authorised Person 4  \n• Marriage of same sex couples 4-5  \n• Civil Partnerships in religious premises 5-6  \n• Civil partnership conversion into marriage 6  \n• Missing or stolen safe 6-7  \n• Ink 7  \n• Disuse of building registered for religious worship 7  \n• Leaving office 7-8  \n• Change of contact details 8  \n2. Marriage Preliminaries  \n• General information 8-9  \n• Relevant National 9  \n• Hours of marriage 9  \n• Restrictions on marriage 9  \n• Access 9  \n• Witnesses 9-10  \n• Giving notice of intent to marry 10-11  \n• Place of marriage 11  \n• Marriage by Registrar General’s Licence 12  \n• Marriage of housebound and detained persons 12  \n• Two marriage ceremonies on the same day 12  \n• Religious ceremony after a civil marriage 12  \n• Re-marriage 13  \n• Parental names 13  \n3. Solemnization of Marriage  \n• Superintendent registrar’s schedule for marriage 13-14  \n• Pre-marriage questions 14-15  \n• Forced marriages 15-16  \n• Sham marriage 16-17  \n• Mental capacity 17  \n• The ceremony 18  \n• Declaratory and contracting words 18  \n• Welsh translations 18-19  \n4. Completing and signing the schedule  \n• Errors found before the ceremony 19  \n• Signing the schedule 19-20  \n• Illegible signatures 20  \n• Return of the completed schedule to 20-21  \nthe local register office  \n• Filled register books and searching and Issuing 21  \ncertificates  \n• Examples of marriage schedules 21  \n5. Corrections  \n• Types of correction  \n6. Offences and Penalties  \nAppendices  \nAppendix A: Flow Chart-Guide to Marriage Preliminaries  \nAppendix B: Flow Chart-Pre-marriage Checks  \nAppendix C: Useful Contact Details  \nAppendix D: Examples of Documents and Forms  \n• Superintendent Registrar’s Schedule for Marriage  \n• Instructions on reverse  \n• Completed schedule  \n• Manual amendment to schedule  \n• Marriage entry following amendment  \n• Certificate of No impediment (Scotland)  \nAppendix F: Form acknowledging the solemnisation of a marriage  \n22  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n2526-31 26  \n27  \n28  \n29  \n30  \n31  \n32  \n1. Introduction  \n1.1 This booklet has been designed to provide you with guidance in your role when attending marriage ceremonies. We hope you will find it helpful; if you have any queries please contact your local superintendent registrar or the General Register Office (GRO) . Contact details are on page 25.  \nRoles and responsibilities of an authorised person  \n1.2 Before you start your duties as an authorised person, you must have been appointed by two trustees or members of the governing body of the building. They will need to complete the form entitled“Authorised Person – Certificate of Trustees or Governing Body”(AP1 and supporting guidance notes AP1G) and send it to GRO. The forms, including Welsh versions, can also be downloaded from [gov.uk](gov.uk) via the links below  \nLinkAP1  \nLink Welsh AP1  \nLinkAPG1  \nLink Welsh APG1  \n1.3 A registered building may have more than one authorised person. The “responsible authorised person” will be the first point of contact for GRO and has a responsibility for the completion and return of the marriage schedule. The trustees or governing body may also appoint a number of “additional authorised persons.  \n1.4 All authorised persons are responsible for ensuring that the legal requirements of marriages solemnized in a registered building are met; this includes marriage preliminaries and the signing of the marriage schedule and the return of the marriage schedule to the local register office.  \n1.5 You will normally attend a marriage at the registered building to which you have been appointed; however, you may also attend at another registered building, provided that it is in the same registration district as the building to which you have been appointed.  \nMarriage of same sex couples  \n1.6 Before a marriage of a same sex coup","cbCaic9TIepJsTWD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic9TIepJsTWD","pdf",2317397,32,"English","# 1. Introduction\n## Roles and responsibilities of an Authorised Person\n## Marriage of same sex couples\n## Civil Partnerships in religious premises\n## Civil partnership conversion into marriage\n## Missing or stolen safe\n## Ink\n## Disuse of building registered for religious worship\n## Leaving office\n## Change of contact details\n# 2. Marriage Preliminaries\n## General information\n## Relevant National\n## Hours of marriage\n## Restrictions on marriage\n## Access\n## Witnesses\n## Giving notice of intent to marry\n## Place of marriage\n## Marriage by Registrar General’s Licence\n## Marriage of housebound and detained persons\n## Two marriage ceremonies on the same day\n## Religious ceremony after a civil marriage\n## Re-marriage\n## Parental names\n# 3. Solemnization of Marriage\n## Superintendent registrar’s schedule for marriage\n## Pre-marriage questions\n## Forced marriages\n## Sham marriage\n## Mental capacity\n## The ceremony\n## Declaratory and contracting words\n## Welsh translations\n# 4. Completing and signing the schedule\n## Errors found before the ceremony\n## Signing the schedule\n## Illegible signatures\n## Return of the completed schedule to the local register office\n## Filled register books and searching and Issuing certificates\n## Examples of marriage schedules\n# 5. Corrections\n## Types of correction\n# 6. Offences and Penalties\n# Appendices\n## Appendix A: Flow Chart-Guide to Marriage Preliminaries\n## Appendix B: Flow Chart-Pre-marriage Checks\n## Appendix C: Useful Contact Details\n## Appendix D: Examples of Documents and Forms\n## Appendix F: Form acknowledging the solemnisation of a marriage","[{\"question\":\"How is an authorised person appointed for marriage ceremonies?\",\"answer\":\"An authorised person must be appointed by two trustees or members of the governing body of the building. They complete the relevant form (AP1 and supporting guidance notes AP1G) and send it to the General Register Office (GRO).\"},{\"question\":\"What must be in place before a same-sex marriage can occur in a registered building?\",\"answer\":\"The building must be registered for that purpose. 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