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Marriage Act 1949, Section 42 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 December 2024. 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

42[F1Cancellation of registration under section 41: building no longer used]E+W

(1)Where, on an application made by or through the superintendent registrar of the registration district in which the building is situated, it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar General that a [F2building registered under section 41] is no longer used for the purpose of public religious worship by the congregation on whose behalf it was registered, he shall cause the registration to be cancelled F3. . .

F4(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)Where the Registrar General cancels the registration of any building, F3. . . , under this section, he shall inform the superintendent registrar who shall enter that fact and the date thereof in the book provided for the registration of buildings, and shall certify and publish the cancellation F3. . . , in the manner provided by subsection (5) of the last foregoing section in the case of the F3. . . registration of a building.

[F5(3A)In a case where—

(a)the registration of a building is cancelled under this section, and

(b)the building is also registered under section 43A,

the Registrar General must also cancel the registration under section 43A.]

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(5)Where the registration of any building has been cancelled, F3. . . under this section, it shall not be lawful to solemnize any marriage in the disused building, unless the building has been registered again in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Act.

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