This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
Where a marriage has been solemnized under this Part of this Act, it shall not be necessary, in support of the marriage, to give any proof—
(a)that the chapel in which the marriage was solemnized was certified or licensed or registered in accordance with this Part of this Act; or
(b)that either of the parties was a qualified person within the meaning of this Part of this Act; or
(c)in the case of a marriage according to the rites of the Church of England, that the marriage was solemnized in the presence of a clergyman duly appointed under this Part of this Act for the purpose of registering marriages;
and no evidence shall be given to prove the contrary in any proceedings touching the validity of any such marriage.
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