Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)

10 (1) Section 43 (appointment of authorised persons) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) For the title substitute “Buildings registered under section 41: appointment of authorised persons”.

(3) Subsection (1): for “registered building” (in each place) substitute “building registered under section 41”.

(4) For the proviso to subsection (1) substitute—

“(1A) The power conferred by this section may only be exercised after the end of the relevant one year period (and, if that period has ended before the date of the registration under section 41, the power may accordingly be exercised immediately).

(1B) The relevant one year period is the period of one year beginning with the date of the registration of the building under section 41 (the “new registration”).

(1C) But if—

(a) there is any earlier registration of the building under section 43A which is still in force at the date of the new registration, or

(b) there has been any earlier qualifying registration of a previous building,

the relevant one year period is the period of one year beginning with the date of that registration (or the earlier of those dates).

(1D) For that purpose there is a qualifying registration of a previous building if—

(a) the congregation on whose behalf the new registration is made previously used another building for the purpose of public religious worship,

(b) that building was registered under section 41 or 43A, and

(c) that registration was cancelled not more than one month before the date of the new registration.”.

(5) Omit subsection (2).