(1)This Act may be cited as the Marriage (Registrar General’s Licence) Act 1970.
(2)This Act shall be construed as one with the Marriage Acts 1949 to 1960, and this Act and the Marriage Acts 1949 to 1960 may be cited together as the Marriages Acts 1949 to 1970.
(3)This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
(4)This Act shall come into force on 1st January 1971.