NOTICE: Ministry Decree #7 Date: July 26, 2006 Characters: Umbridge, everyone Location: Everywhere, owls to wizarding folk in Hogsmeade and other well-known wizarding families of the UK Private/Public: Public Rating: G Warnings: Depends on reactions Summary: Ministry Decree #7
BY ORDER OF THE ACTING MINISTER OF MAGIC
All marriages and births must be approved by the Acting Minister in advance. If permission has not been received by the event, that event must be canceled.
Only marriages and babies who have submitted themselves for permission prior to the event will be allowed and considered legal and binding.
Those who have submitted for permission and passed will receive a permit of existence. Said permit should be placed clearly visible for any and all to see once given.
Signed: Dolores Jane Umbridge, Acting Minister of Magic