The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Saving, Transitional Provision and Revocation) Order 2014

Transitional and savings provisions – solemnisation of marriages

4.—(1) Regulations made under section 8(1)(a)(ii) of the 1977 Act prior to its amendment by section 12 of the 2014 Act(1) continue to have effect for all purposes in relation to the entitlement of a person to solemnise marriages where a notice of intention to marry has been submitted to a district registrar under section 3(1) of the 1977 Act before 16th December 2014.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3)—

(a) a person registered under section 9 of the 1977 Act prior to its amendment by section 13 of the 2014 Act is to be treated as registered under section 9 to solemnise marriages between persons of different sexes;

(b) a person granted a temporary written authorisation under section 12 of the 1977 Act prior to its amendment by section 14 of the 2014 Act is to be treated as having been granted an authorisation under section 12 of the 1977 Act to solemnise marriages between persons of different sexes.

(3) The registration or temporary written authorisation of a person mentioned in paragraph (2) ceases to have effect on 16th December 2014 if that person is a minister, clergyman, pastor, or priest or other celebrant of a religious or belief body prescribed by virtue of regulations made under section 8(1)(a)(ii) of the 1977 Act.

(1)

The relevant Regulations are the Marriage (Prescription of Religious Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 1977 (S.I. 1977/1670), which are revoked by the Marriage Between Persons of Different Sexes (Prescription of Bodies) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 S.S.I. 2014/    .