New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint
as at 24 January 2009
(SR 1995/184)
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
PURSUANT to section 64 of the Marriage Act 1955 and (in relation only to regulation 3(d) and form 4) section 88(1)(b) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
(1) These regulations may be cited as the Marriage (Forms) Regulations 1995.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) The Act means the Marriage Act 1955:
(b) Reference to a form of a particular number is a reference to the form bearing that number set out in the Schedule to these regulations.
There are hereby prescribed—
(a) Subject to paragraphs (ab) and (b) of this regulation, for a notice of intended marriage under section 23(1) of the Act, form 1:
(ab) for a notice of intended marriage under section 23(1) of the Act where the parties are currently in a civil union with each other and wish to change the form of their relationship into marriage under section 18 of the Civil Union Act 2004, form 1A:
(b) For a notice of intended marriage under section 23(1) where the bride and groom are ordinarily resident outside New Zealand, form 2
(d) subject to paragraph (da), for a form to be issued under section 24(1)(b) of the Act by a Registrar for the purpose of returning (under section 56(1)(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995) information relating to marriages solemnised by marriage celebrants, exempt religious bodies, or under section 32 of the Act, form 4:
(da) for a form to be issued under section 24(1)(b) of the Act by a Registrar for the purpose of returning (under section 56(1)(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995) information relating to marriages solemnised by marriage celebrants, exempt religious bodies, or under section 32 of the Act, which are a change in the form of relationship from civil union, form 4A:
(e) For a notice to the Registrar-General under subsection (1) of section 41 of the Act from a person who intends to be married in a country other than New Zealand and according to the law of that country and who desires to obtain a certificate under subsection (4) of that section, form 5
(f) For a certificate under section 41(4) of the Act that after proper notices have been given no lawful impediment to a marriage has been shown to the Registrar-General to exist, form 6
(g) For a notice to a Registrar under section 42(1) of the Act from a citizen of a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland resident in New Zealand who desires to marry outside New Zealand, form 7:
(h) For a certificate issued by a Registrar under subsection (1) of section 42 of the Act that notice of an intended marriage has been given under subsection (1) of that section, form 8
(i) For a certificate from a New Zealand representative under section 43(1) of the Act that the representative has attended the marriage of a New Zealand citizen in a country other than New Zealand and is satisfied that the marriage has been solemnised in accordance with the formalities of the law of that other country, form 9.
Paragraph (a) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(1) Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84) by substituting the words “paragraphs (ab) and (b)”
for the word “paragraph (b)”
.
Paragraph (ab) was inserted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(2) Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Paragraph (d) was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(3) Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Regulation 3(d): amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).
Paragraph (da) was inserted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 3(3) Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Regulation 3(da): amended, on 24 January 2009, by section 49(2) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).
The following regulations are hereby consequentially revoked:
(a) The Marriage Regulations 1977:
(b) The Marriage Regulations 1977, Amendment No. 2
(c) The Marriage Regulations 1977, Amendment No. 5.
Schedule | Reg 3(a) |
Form 1 was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 1A was inserted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 2 | Reg 3(b) |
Form 2 was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 3 | Reg 3(c) |
Marriage Licence RegistryNotice No. To This licence authorises you (or any other Marriage Celebrant) to solemnise the marriage between: Full name of Bride and Full name of Bridegroom at either of the following places namely or at Date of expiry on or before Issued at Thisday of yearSignature of Registrar of Registrar of Marriages
Form 4 | Reg 3(d) |
Form 4 was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 4A was inserted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 5 | Reg 3(e) |
Form 5 was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 6 | Reg 3(f) |
Notice No. CERTIFICATE OF NO IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE WHEREAS notice has been given to me that AB, a New Zealand citizen at present residing at intends to marry CD, a national or citizen of Name of country, and in Name of country. And whereas such searches and inquiries have been made and such notices have been given as are prescribed by law, I certify that no lawful impediment to the marriage has been shown to me to exist. Issued at Wellington, New Zealand, this day of year Registrar-General
Form 7 | Reg 3(g) |
Form 7 was substituted, as from 26 April 2005, by regulation 4 Marriage (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2005 (SR 2005/84).
Form 8 | Reg 3(h) |
Notice No. Registry: CERTIFICATE THAT NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN OF MARRIAGE INTENDED TO BE SOLEMNISED OUT OF NEW ZEALAND I, Registrar of Marriages at certify that onDate, full name of person giving noticeof AddressOccupationgave notice to me of intended marriage with Full name of other partyof Addressin Name of country, and I further certify that the provisions of the Marriage Act 1955 have been complied with. Issued at this day of year Registrar of Marriages
MARIE SHROFF,
Clerk of Executive Council.
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on the day after notification in the Gazette, prescribe forms to be used for the purposes of the Marriage Act 1955.
Date of notification in Gazette: 7 September 1995.
1General
2About this eprint
3List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)
This is an eprint of the Marriage (Forms) Regulations 1995. It incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 24 January 2009. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007. Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions are also included, after the Principal enactment, in chronological order.
This eprint has not been officialised. For more information about officialisation, please see “Making online legislation official”
under “Status of legislation on this site”
in the About section of this website.
Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48): section 49(2)
