Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. II applied by Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 (c. 38), s. 6(2)
A marriage according to the rites of the Church of England may be solemnized—
(a)after the publication of banns of matrimony;
(b)on the authority of a special licence of marriage granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury or any other person by virtue of the M1Ecclesiastical Licences Act, 1533 (in this Act referred to as a “special licence”);
(c)on 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”); or
(d)on the authority of a certificate issued by a superintendent registrar under Part III of this Act
[F1except that paragraph (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.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words added by Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1), s. 1(4)(6), Sch. 1 para. 3
Marginal Citations