New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

7 Marriage certificates

• (1) Regulation 8(a) of the principal regulations is amended by omitting the words “both to”, and substituting the word “both”.

  (2) Regulation 8(a) of the principal regulations is amended by revoking subparagraphs (v) and (vi), and substituting the following subparagraphs:

  • “(v) relationship status immediately before the marriage including, in the case where the couple have changed the form of their relationship from civil union to marriage, the fact of the change being effected and the date and place of the earlier civil union:

  • “(vi) if previously married or in a civil union, how and when the most recent marriage or civil union was dissolved:”.

  (3) Regulation 8(a) of the principal regulations is amended by adding the following subparagraph:

  • “(xi) in relation to a couple who have changed the form of their relationship from marriage to civil union, the fact of that change being effected and the date and place of the civil union:”.

  (4) Regulation 8(b) of the principal regulations is amended by omitting the words “usual occupation, profession, or job;”.