Authority and Role of Public Official in Charge of Registration
- The public official responsible for the registration of priests, ministers, or rabbis is empowered to prepare the necessary forms related to the authorization process.
- This official is also authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to enforce the provisions of the law concerning the authorization to solemnize marriages.
Transition and Effectivity of Previously Issued Authorizations
- Authorizations to solemnize marriage issued before and valid on the enactment date of the amending law will remain valid until December 31 of the year the amendment takes effect.
- This provision prevails notwithstanding any regulations to the contrary.
Disclosure Requirement in Marriage Contracts
- Marriage contracts must include a statement directly below the title of the person solemnizing the marriage, indicating the specific expiration date of the authorization to solemnize marriages (e.g., "my authority to solemnize marriage expires on December 31, 196...").
Procedure for Application and Renewal of Authorization
- Priests, ministers, or rabbis belonging to a diocese, religious order, congregation, or sect may apply for or renew their authorization through their bishop, head of religious order, congregation chief of ministers, or other duly authorized representatives.
Fee Collection for Authorization
- The public official in charge of registration may, by regulation, fix and collect reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of authorization to solemnize marriages.
Effectivity of the Act
- The amendatory Act takes effect immediately upon its approval on July 22, 1972.