Civil Union Act, 2006 (Act No. 17 of 2006)Civil Union Regulations2. Designation of marriage officers |
| 1) | An application to be designated as a marriage officer, made under section 5(4) of the Act, must be directed to the Director-General. |
| 2) | The Director-General may direct that a person who has made an application contemplated in subregulation (1) be subjected to an oral or written test, or both, to ascertain whether he or she has an adequate knowledge of the marriage laws and these Regulations. |
| 3) | The Director-General must maintain a list of all persons designated under section 5(4) of the Act, in which- |
| a) | the full names, postal address, religious denomination or organisation, date and limitation of designation of each person are set out; and |
| b) | all changes made as a result of revocations under section 5(6) of the Act or notifications in terms of subregulation (4)(a). |
| 4) |
| a) | A religious institution, having been designated as such under section 5(2) of the Act, must immediately notify the Director-General of the change of address or religious denomination or organisation or the retirement or death of any marriage officer who belongs to it. |
| b) | A designated marriage officer must immediately notify the religious institution to which he or she belongs of any change in his or her religious denomination or organisation or address. |