Notice of intended marriage outside New Zealand

1 Where any citizen of a Commonwealth country or of the Republic of Ireland resident in New Zealand for at least 7 days desires to marry outside New Zealand under the Foreign Marriage Acts 1892 to 1947 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or to marry any such citizen in the United Kingdom, he or she may give notice to a Registrar in a manner specified by the Registrar-General . 2 The person giving notice must verify that— a the particulars in the notice are true; and b he or she believes the intended marriage is not prohibited by Schedule 2 ; and c there is no other lawful impediment to the intended marriage. 2A The information in subsection (2) may be verified— a electronically in a manner specified by the Registrar-General ( see also section 128 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021 ); or b by the person giving notice appearing personally before the Registrar and making a statutory declaration. 3 If the person giving notice is under the age of 20 years, the same consent shall be required as in the case of a marriage to be solemnised in New Zealand. 4 The provisions of section 25 relating to caveats shall apply in respect of intended marriages to which this section relates as they apply to marriages intended to be solemnised in New Zealand. 5 Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) to (4) , the Registrar shall, after the expiry of 14 days from the date of giving notice, issue a certificate in the prescribed form that notice of the intended marriage has been given.