
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Waiting Period) Regulations 2015.
(2) They come into force on 2nd March 2015.
2 

(1) An application made to the Secretary of State under section 31(5A), and in accordance with section 31(5EA), of the 1949 Act must be made—
(a) by a party to the proposed marriage,
(b) on form 1 in Schedule 1 if notice of marriage was given in England or form 1W in Schedule 2 if notice was given in Wales, together with any supporting evidence, and
(c) by giving the form and any supporting evidence to the superintendent registrar to whom notice of marriage was given by the party.
(2) The application must be accompanied by the fee (if any).
(3) In this regulation—
 “1949 Act” means the Marriage Act 1949,
 “fee” means the fee specified in  regulations made under section 71A of the 1949 Act.
3 

(1) An application made to the Secretary of State under section 12(1), and in accordance with section 12(4), of the 2004 Act must be made—
(a) by a party to the proposed civil partnership,
(b) on form 2 in Schedule 3 if notice of the proposed civil partnership was given in England or form 2W in Schedule 4 if notice was given in Wales, together with any supporting evidence, and
(c) by giving the form and any supporting evidence to the registration authority to which notice was given by the party.
(2) The application must be accompanied by the fee (if any).
(3) In this regulation—
 “2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004,
 “fee” means the fee specified in an order made under section 34(1)(b) of the 2004 Act.
4 

(1) The Secretary of State may request further information or evidence from a party for the purposes of determining an application mentioned in regulation 2 or 3.
(2) In this regulation “party” means the party to the proposed marriage or (as the case may be) civil partnership who has made the application.
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
2nd February 2015
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 3
