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In this booklet we aim to help you plan your special day and guide you through the legal preliminaries. Coleraine Register Office Coleraine Borough Council Cloonavin 66 Portstewart Road Coleraine BT52 1EY Tel: 028 7034 7020/21 Fax: 028 7034 7022 Email: gwyneth.kerr@colerainebc.gov.uk Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday 9.00 – 1.15 & 2.00 – 4.30 (Friday 4.00)
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Register Office Your civil wedding or civil partnership registration may be held in Coleraine Borough Council’s Civic Headquarters, Cloonavin, 66 Portstewart Road, Coleraine BT52 1EY. Alternatively, you may wish to hold your wedding/ civil partnership registration in Coleraine Borough Council’s Town Hall in Portrush. The town hall has two rooms that may be used: The Girvan Room located on the ground floor which can seat up to 50 guests and the Main Hall on the first floor which can seat up to 200 guests. For more information about Portrush Town Hall, please Contact Leisure Services at 02870347034.
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Approved Venues You may decide you would like to hold your marriage/civil partnership registration in one of the venues approved by Coleraine Borough Council. The current venues approved are:
Bayview Hotel 2 Bayhead Road Portballintrae BT57 8RZ Tel: 028 20734100
The Lodge Hotel Lodge Road Coleraine BT52 1NF Tel: 028 70344848
Bushtown Hotel 283 Drumcroone Road Coleraine BT51 3QT Tel: 028 70358367
Magherabuoy House Hotel 41 Magheraboy Road Portrush BT56 8NX Tel: 028 70823507
Manor House 69 Bridge Street, Kilrea Coleraine BT51 5RR Tel: 028 29540205
Mussenden Temple Mussenden Road Castlerock Coleraine BT51 4RP Tel: 02870848728
Portstewart Golf Club 117 Strand Road Portstewart Tel: 028 70832015
The Arcadia East Strand Portrush Tel: 07525496968
The Riverside Theatre University of Ulster Cromore Road Coleraine Tel: 028 70324430
To book a marriage/civil partnership registration at any of the Approved Venues, contact the proprietor of the premises. Remember you will also need to book the Registrar to officiate. Civil marriages/civil partnership registrations may take place in Coleraine Borough Council’s Civil Headquarters: Monday - Friday Saturday
9.00 am – 4.00 pm 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Civil marriages/civil partnership registrations may take place in Council approved venues including Portrush Town Hall: Monday - Friday Saturday
10.00 am – 4.00 pm 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
(Before booking your venue, you may need to check that the premises are approved for either your civil marriage or civil partnership as these can be subject to change).
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Documents to be Produced
Each party to a proposed marriage/civil partnership registration must complete a Marriage Notice Application Form. These forms can be obtained from any Registration Office in Northern Ireland or you can download them at www.nidirect.gov.uk
When delivering or posting the marriage notice forms/ civil partnership forms to the Registrar each party must supply the following documents:
Notice of Marriage/Civil Partnership Registration must be given in the 12 month period prior to the date of the event and not later than 14 days before that date. It is advisable to have your notice forms with the Registrar 8 – 10 weeks prior to the marriage/civil partnership registration.
Passport/National Identity Card
All relevant fees must be paid at the time of serving notice. Please contact the registration office regarding fees as they are subject to change.
If you have previously formed a civil partnership – a court order of dissolution of the civil partnership
If you are planning a religious ceremony you need to contact a minister, priest, pastor etc. who has been registered as an Officiant and who has been authorised by the Registrar General for Northern Ireland. The Officiant must also complete the relevant section of one of the forms to confirm that they are willing to perform the ceremony.
Your full birth certificate (long version)
Original certificate of Divorce Decree Absolute If you are divorced and using your maiden name – a Marriage Certificate
If widowed or surviving civil partner – Death Certificate of your former spouse/civil partner. If any document is in a language other than English, you must also provide a certified translation into English. If you are subject to immigration control and resident outside the UK, you will require a marriage or civil partnership visa to enter the UK for the purpose of marrying or forming a civil partnership. For advice and guidance, contact the Home Office at www.ukvisas.gov.uk
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The Marriage/Civil Partnership Schedule The Marriage/Civil Partnership Schedule is a very important document issued only when the Registrar is satisfied there is no legal impediment to the marriage/civil partnership. For a religious ceremony the marriage schedule cannot be issued more that fourteen days before the marriage and must be collected by either party. After the wedding, the schedule must be returned to the Registrar within three days so that the marriage can be registered. The marriage certificate will then be available on payment of the appropriate fee. For a civil marriage/civil partnership the Registrar will not issue the schedule to you in advance but will ensure that it is available for signing on the day of the ceremony. The Registrar will subsequently register the marriage/civil partnership. The marriage/civil partnership certificate will then be available on payment of the appropriate fee.
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