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ontario regulation 302/05
made under the
marriage act
Made: June 1, 2005
Filed: June 13, 2005
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 2, 2005
Amending Reg. 738 of R.R.O. 1990
(General)
1. Regulation 738 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following section:
0.1 In this Regulation,
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General as defined in section 1 of the Vital Statistics Act.
2. (1) Subsections 1 (1) and (2) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
(1) Under section 42 of the Vital Statistics Act, the Registrar General may require the use of forms, statutory declarations or affidavits supplied by the Registrar General for the purposes of any provision of the Act or the regulations.
(2) Subsection 1 (4) of the Regulation is revoked.
3. (1) Subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “in Form 7” and substituting “of the statement of marriage required by the Registrar General”.
(2) Subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(2) The following persons shall complete the statement of marriage and the marriage register, both of which are required by the Registrar General:
1. The parties to a marriage.
2. Two witnesses to the marriage.
3. The person who solemnized the marriage or who performed the duties imposed by the Act in accordance with subsection 20 (4) of the Act.
(3) Subsection 2 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Form 7” and substituting “the statement of marriage”.
4. (1) Clause 4 (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “prescribed by the regulations” and substituting “required by the Registrar General”.
(2) Clause 4 (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “set out in the Form to the Act”.
5. Forms 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Regulation are revoked.