The age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 for men and 20 for women. Late marriage and late childbirth should be encouraged. The marriage age stipulated in the Marriage Law is the minimum age that both men and women who apply for marriage must reach. If neither party has reached the legal age of marriage, or only one party has reached the legal age of marriage, the marriage registration authority shall not handle marriage registration for them. The Marriage Law does not stipulate the limit of the age difference between the two parties, nor does it stipulate how big the marriage gap is. No matter how old they are, the marriage registration authority should handle marriage registration for them.
 2、 The civil affairs department of the State Council is responsible for the administration of marriage registration nationwide. The civil affairs departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the administration of marriage registration within their respective administrative areas. The marriage registration administration organ is the civil affairs department of the sub district office or the people's government of the municipal district, not divided into districts in the city, and the people's government of the township, nationality township, and town in the countryside.
 1. In addition to meeting the conditions prescribed by law, marriage must also follow legal procedures. According to this article, marriage registration is a necessary procedure for marriage.
 2. Marriage registration is a system for the state to supervise and manage the establishment of marriage relations. The registration system can guarantee the freedom of marriage and the implementation of the principle of monogamy, ensure the physical health of the marriage parties and their children, avoid illegal marriage, prevent the occurrence of marriage and family disputes, and is also an important part of legal publicity on marriage issues. Seriously implementing the provisions on marriage registration is of great significance for consolidating and developing the socialist marriage and family system.
 3. The responsibilities of the marriage registration authority are:
 (1) Handle marriage registration;
 (2) Issue marriage relationship certificate;
 (3) Handle illegal marriage according to law;
 (4) Publicize marriage laws and advocate civilized marriage customs. For more legal advice, please refer to Chinese law for legal advice on housing disputes or call the marriage legal advice hotline.