What is this notice?
- To advertise the recovation of the licence of a chapel to publish banns and solemnise marriages
- To advertise the de-registration of any building once used to perform marriages.In the very specific instance in which a place of worship has fallen into disuse and there is an already-used alternative nearby, the Registrar General may place a notice in the Gazette to finalise its disuse
- To advertise the de-registration of any building once used as any place of worship
- To advertise the registration of any building once used to perform marriages.To advertise the registration or de-registration of a military chapel that was used for rites performed by the Church of England
- To advertise the registration or de-registration of a military chapel that was used for rites other than those performed by the Church of England
What legislation does it relate to?
- Marriage Act 1949 (Pt. II, S.20 (4))
- Marriage Act 1949 (Pt. III, S.42 (3))
- Marriage Act 1836 (S.13)
- The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (S.8)
- Marriage Act 1949 (Pt. III, S.41 (5) (c))
- Marriage Act 1949 (Pt. V, S.69 (3))
- Marriage Act 1949 (Pt. V, S.70 (3))
Who places this notice?
- Registrar of the diocese
- Superintendent registrar
- Registrar general
- The Admiralty or a Secretary of State
Where can I find these notices?
Further information
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/20 opens new window
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/42 opens new window
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/18-19/81/section/8 opens new window
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/41 opens new window
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/69 opens new window
- www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/70 opens new window