http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/part/II/crossheading/preliminary/2021-03-27Marriage Act 1949An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the solemnization and registration of marriages in England with such corrections and improvements as may be authorised under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.1974-12-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-14Expert Participation2021-03-27 Part II Marriage according to Rites of the Church of England Preliminary Methods of authorising marriages.51A marriage according to the rites of the Church of England may be solemnized—aafter the publication of banns of matrimony;bon the authority of a special licence of marriage granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury or any other person by virtue of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act, 1533 (in this Act referred to as a “special licence”);con the authority of a licence of marriage (other than a special licence) granted by an ecclesiastical authority having power to grant such a licence (in this Act referred to as a “common licence”); ordon the authority of certificates issued by a superintendent registrar under Part III of this Act.2Subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not apply in relation to the solemnization of any marriage mentioned in subsection (2) of section 1 of this Act.3In a case where one or both of the persons whose marriage is to be solemnized is not a relevant national—asubsection (1)(a) shall not apply unless the banns are published in accordance with section 14 (whether or not the banns are also published otherwise);bsubsection (1)(c) shall not apply.<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781"> Marriages between certain persons related by affinity.</Addition>5ANo clergyman shall be obliged—ato solemnize a marriage which, apart from the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 or the Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007, would have been void by reason of the relationship of the persons to be married; orbto permit such a marriage to be solemnized in the church or chapel of which he is the minister.<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">Marriages involving person of acquired gender</Addition>5B1A clergyman is not obliged to solemnise the marriage of a person if the clergyman reasonably believes that the person’s gender has become the acquired gender under the Gender Recognition Act 2004.2A clerk in Holy Orders of the Church in Wales is not obliged to permit the marriage of a person to be solemnised in the church or chapel of which the clerk is the minister if the clerk reasonably believes that the person’s gender has become the acquired gender under that Act.1533 c. 21. Words in s. 5(d) substituted (1.1.2001) by 1999 c. 33, s. 169(1), Sch. 14 paras. 3, 5; S.I. 2000/2698, art. 2Words added by Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1), s. 1(4)(6), Sch. 1 para. 3S. 5A inserted by Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1), s. 3Pt. II applied by Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 (c. 38), s. 6(2)S. 5B inserted (4.4.2005) by Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c. 7), s. 26, Sch. 4 para. 3; S.I. 2005/54, art. 2Words in s. 5A inserted (1.3.2007) by The Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/438), arts. 1(1), 2(b) (with art. 1(2)) S. 5(1): s. 5 renumbered as s. 5(1) (2.3.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 57(2)(a), 75(3); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(2) (with art. 5)Words in s. 5(2) substituted (2.3.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 57(2)(b), 75(3); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(2) (with art. 5)S. 5(3) inserted (2.3.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), ss. 57(2)(c), 75(3); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(2) (with art. 5)S. 5(3)(a) excluded (31.12.2020) by The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 3S. 5(3)(b) excluded (31.12.2020) by The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 4
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</Text>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5A/a/2021-03-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5A/a" id="section-5A-a">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781">a</Addition>
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<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781">to solemnize a marriage which, apart from the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 </Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781">
<Addition ChangeId="key-765e4fc2d4d82b9408660dfe094af756-1534938960215" CommentaryRef="key-765e4fc2d4d82b9408660dfe094af756">or the Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007</Addition>
</Addition>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781">, would have been void by reason of the relationship of the persons to be married; or</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5A/b/2021-03-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5A/b" id="section-5A-b">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781">b</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="d29p371" CommentaryRef="c6279781">to permit such a marriage to be solemnized in the church or chapel of which he is the minister.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
<P1group RestrictStartDate="2005-04-04">
<Title>
<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">Marriages involving person of acquired gender</Addition>
</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5B/2021-03-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5B" id="section-5B">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">
<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">5B</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5B/1/2021-03-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5B/1" id="section-5B-1">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">1</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">A clergyman is not obliged to solemnise the marriage of a person if the clergyman reasonably believes that the person’s gender has become the acquired gender under the Gender Recognition Act 2004.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5B/2/2021-03-27" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/76/section/5B/2" id="section-5B-2">
<Pnumber>
<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">2</Addition>
</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01-1534930864464" CommentaryRef="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01">A clerk in Holy Orders of the Church in Wales is not obliged to permit the marriage of a person to be solemnised in the church or chapel of which the clerk is the minister if the clerk reasonably believes that the person’s gender has become the acquired gender under that Act.</Addition>
</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
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</P1>
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<Commentaries>
<Commentary id="c6279751" Type="M">
<Para>
<Text>
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/aep/1533/21" id="c00080" Year="1533" Class="EnglandAct" Number="21">1533 c. 21</Citation>
.
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c6279761" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 5(d) substituted (1.1.2001) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33" id="c00082" Year="1999" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="33">1999 c. 33</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00083" CitationRef="c00082" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/section/169/1" SectionRef="section-169-1">s. 169(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00084" CitationRef="c00082" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/14/paragraph/3" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-3">Sch. 14 paras. 3</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00085" CitationRef="c00082" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/33/schedule/14/paragraph/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-14-paragraph-5">5</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2698" id="c00086" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2000" Number="2698">S.I. 2000/2698</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00087" CitationRef="c00086" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2698/article/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c6279771" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words added by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/16" id="c00088" Year="1986" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="16" Title="Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986">Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00089" CitationRef="c00088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/16/section/1/4/6" SectionRef="section-1-4-6">s. 1(4)(6)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00090" CitationRef="c00088" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/16/schedule/1/paragraph/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-3">Sch. 1 para. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c6279781" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5A inserted by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/16" id="c00092" Year="1986" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="16" Title="Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986">Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00093" CitationRef="c00092" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/16/section/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="c6279721" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
Pt. II applied by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1969/38" id="c00194" Year="1969" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="38" Title="Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969">Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 (c. 38)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c00195" CitationRef="c00194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1969/38/section/6/2" Operative="true" SectionRef="section-6-2">s. 6(2)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-d3b3f8767b89ba4b0042ea1844ce1c01" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5B inserted (4.4.2005) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/7" id="c2r9eizg3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="7" Title="Gender Recognition Act 2004">Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c. 7)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2r9eizg3-00008" CitationRef="c2r9eizg3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/7/section/26" SectionRef="section-26">s. 26</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2r9eizg3-00009" CitationRef="c2r9eizg3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/7/schedule/4/paragraph/3" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-3" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 3</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/54" id="c2r9eizg3-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="54" Title="The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005">S.I. 2005/54</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2r9eizg3-00011" CitationRef="c2r9eizg3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/54/article/2" SectionRef="article-2">art. 2</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-765e4fc2d4d82b9408660dfe094af756" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 5A inserted (1.3.2007) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/438" id="c2re7nxf3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="438" Title="The Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007">The Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/438)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2re7nxf3-00008" CitationRef="c2re7nxf3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/438/article/1/1" SectionRef="article-1-1">arts. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c2re7nxf3-00009" CitationRef="c2re7nxf3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/438/article/2/b" SectionRef="article-2-b" Operative="true">2(b)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="c2re7nxf3-00010" CitationRef="c2re7nxf3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/438/section/1/2" SectionRef="section-1-2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-51eb31631d84faae3b556c3e4f057e87" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5(1): s. 5 renumbered as s. 5(1) (2.3.2015) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22" id="cbdcirac3-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="22" Title="Immigration Act 2014">Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00008" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/57/2/a" SectionRef="section-57-2-a" Operative="true">ss. 57(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00009" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3" SectionRef="section-75-3">75(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371" id="cbdcirac3-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2015" Number="371" Title="The Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Amendment) Order 2015">S.I. 2015/371</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00011" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00012" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-17e365b81e02bac58fdb5b5f52c278fa" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
Words in s. 5(2) substituted (2.3.2015) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22" id="cbdcirac3-00031" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="22" Title="Immigration Act 2014">Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00032" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/57/2/b" SectionRef="section-57-2-b" Operative="true">ss. 57(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00033" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3" SectionRef="section-75-3">75(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371" id="cbdcirac3-00034" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2015" Number="371" Title="The Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Amendment) Order 2015">S.I. 2015/371</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00035" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcirac3-00036" CitationRef="cbdcirac3-00034" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-f1ef4e1f08db367ea9bace2fcd9204d4" Type="F">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5(3) inserted (2.3.2015) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22" id="cbdcyu5x3-00019" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2014" Number="22" Title="Immigration Act 2014">Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcyu5x3-00020" CitationRef="cbdcyu5x3-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/57/2/c" SectionRef="section-57-2-c" Operative="true">ss. 57(2)(c)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcyu5x3-00021" CitationRef="cbdcyu5x3-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/75/3" SectionRef="section-75-3">75(3)</CitationSubRef>
;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371" id="cbdcyu5x3-00022" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2015" Number="371" Title="The Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions and Amendment) Order 2015">S.I. 2015/371</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcyu5x3-00023" CitationRef="cbdcyu5x3-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>
(with
<CitationSubRef id="cbdcyu5x3-00024" CitationRef="cbdcyu5x3-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2015/371/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">art. 5</CitationSubRef>
)
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-8d3bf6206300c27d248e11801c669a51" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5(3)(a) excluded (31.12.2020) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309" id="c5zcs0024-00018" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2020" Number="1309" Title="The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020">The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c5zcs0024-00019" CitationRef="c5zcs0024-00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">reg. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c5zcs0024-00020" CitationRef="c5zcs0024-00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309/schedule/5/paragraph/3" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-3" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 3</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
<Commentary id="key-a2bddedb18cdb745fc39bef709d0025e" Type="C">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 5(3)(b) excluded (31.12.2020) by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309" id="c5zcs0024-00027" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2020" Number="1309" Title="The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020">The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309)</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c5zcs0024-00028" CitationRef="c5zcs0024-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">reg. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>
,
<CitationSubRef id="c5zcs0024-00029" CitationRef="c5zcs0024-00027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1309/schedule/5/paragraph/4" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-4" Operative="true">Sch. 5 para. 4</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
</Para>
</Commentary>
</Commentaries>
</Legislation>