17 Marriage under superintendent registrar’s certificate.E+W
A marriage according to the rites of the Church of England may be solemnized on the authority of a certificate of a superintendent registrar in force under Part III of this Act in any church or chapel in which banns of matrimony may be published [F1or in the case of a marriage in pursuance of section 26(1)(dd) of this Act the place specified in the notice of marriage and certificate as the place where the marriage is to be solemnized]:
Provided that a marriage shall not be solemnized as aforesaid in any such church or chapel without the consent of the minister thereof or [F2(wherever the marriage is solemnized)] by any person other than a clergyman.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32, SIF 49:1), s. 1(7), Sch. 1 para. 2(a)
F2Words inserted by Marriage Act 1983 (c. 32, SIF 49:1), s. 1(7), Sch. 1 para. 2(b)