3(1)For the purposes of subsection 2(2) of the Act, a church or religious denomination is permanently established as to the continuity of its existence where the church or religious denomination has

3(2)The five years of continuous existence in New Brunswick provided for in paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to a church or religious denomination whose founding members were previously members of another church or religious denomination if such other church or religious denomination meets the criteria prescribed in subsection (1).

5(1)On or before the first day in February in each year, the ecclesiastical authority or governing body of a church or religious denomination shall forward to the Registrar a list of the names of the clerics of the church or religious denomination who were granted registration as being authorized to solemnize marriage or whose registration as being authorized to solemnize marriage was cancelled in the preceding calendar year.

5(2)The list referred to in subsection (1) shall not include the names of the clerics of the church or religious denomination who were granted temporary registration under the Act in the preceding calendar year.

5.02(1)The application fee for an appointment or the renewal of an appointment as a civil officiant is $100.

5.02(2)A person who requests the processing of his or her application on an expedited basis shall pay a fee of $50 in addition to the fee set out in subsection (1).

6.1(1)A Certificate of Divorce or a certified copy of it, or a certified copy of a final decree, judgment or order granting a divorce constitutes proof of divorce for the purposes of subsection 17(4) of the Act.

6.1(2)A certificate in respect of a registration of death issued by the Registrar or any other competent authority in the jurisdiction where the death occurred or a statement by a funeral director verifying the death constitutes proof of death for the purposes of subsection 17(4) of the Act.