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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 No. 413
20.—(1) The following persons shall sign the marriage schedule immediately after the solemnisation of a civil marriage—
(a)both parties to the marriage;
(b)both witnesses to the marriage; and
(c)the person who solemnised it.
(2) The person who solemnised the marriage shall cause it to be registered as soon as practicable after the marriage schedule is signed.
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