C1C2Part III Marriage under F2marriage schedule
Pt. III applied (S.) as to issue of certificates for marriage by Marriage (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 70), s. 1(3)
Pt. 3 applied (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), ss. 1(2)(a), 21(3); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(a)
Issue of F3a marriage schedule
Words in s. 26 cross-heading substituted (4.5.2021) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 10 (with Sch. 2)
26F1Marriage of a man and a woman; marriage of same sex couples for which no opt-in necessary
1
The following marriages may be solemnized on the authority of F4a marriage schedule—
a
a marriage of a man and a woman, in a building registered under section 41, according to such form and ceremony as the persons to be married see fit to adopt;
b
a marriage of any couple in the office of a superintendent registrar;
bb
a marriage of any couple on approved premises;
c
a marriage of a man and a woman according to the usages of the Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers);
d
a marriage between a man and a woman professing the Jewish religion according to the usages of the Jews;
dd
a qualifying residential marriage;
e
a marriage of a man and a woman according to the rites of the Church of England in any church or chapel in which banns of matrimony may be published.
2
In this section “qualifying residential marriage” means—
a
the marriage of a man and a woman (other than a marriage in pursuance of subsection (1)(c) or (d) above), one or each of whom is house-bound or a detained person, at the usual place of residence of the house-bound or detained person or persons, or
b
the marriage of a same sex couple (other than a marriage according to the rites of the Church of England or other religious rites or usages), one or each of whom is house-bound or a detained person, at the usual place of residence of the house-bound or detained person or persons.
Words in Pt. 3 heading substituted (4.5.2021) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 9 (with Sch. 2)