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Marriage Act 1949, Section 50 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

50 Person to whom [F1marriage schedule] to be delivered.E+W

[F2(A1)This section applies where the parties to a marriage have been issued a marriage schedule under section 31(4).]

(1)[F3The parties to the marriage must deliver the marriage schedule to the following person] :—

F4(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)if the marriage is to be solemnized in a registered building without the presence of a registrar, the authorised person in whose presence the marriage is to be solemnized;

F5(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)if the marriage is to be solemnized according to the usages of the Society of Friends, [F7an] officer of that Society for the place where the marriage is to be solemnized;

(e)if the marriage is to be solemnized according to the usages of persons professing the Jewish religion, the officer of a synagogue by whom the marriage [F8schedule is required to be signed in accordance with section 53C];

(f)if the marriage is to be solemnized according to the rites of the Church of England, the officiating clergyman.

F9(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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