Legal basis: Marriage Registration Ordinance
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Marriage Law) in order to standardize marriage registration, ensure the implementation of the marriage system of freedom of marriage, monogamy and equality between men and women, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties to marriage.
Article 2 The organ for mainland residents to register for marriage is the civil affairs department of the county-level people's government or the township (town) people's government. The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, according to the principle of convenience, determine the specific organs for rural residents to handle marriage registration. China citizens and foreigners, mainland residents and residents of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as Hong Kong residents), Macao Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as Macao residents), Taiwan Province Province residents (hereinafter referred to as Taiwan Province Province residents) and overseas Chinese shall register their marriages at the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government or the organs determined by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Article 3 The marriage registrar of a marriage registration office shall receive training in marriage registration business, and only after passing the examination can he engage in marriage registration. The marriage registration office shall not charge other fees or attach other obligations except the fees charged to the parties according to the charging standards.