Marriage Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part II · Religious Marriages
Section 11
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No minister of religion shall solemnise any marriage until —
minister of religion
“minister of religion” means any priest of the Anglican Church, any minister of the Church of Scotland or Presbyterian Church of England, any priest of the Church of Rome and or any other minister or ecclesiastical or religious official of any other denomination or sect who is authorised under this Act to solemnise marriages;
one of the parties has made either verbally or in writing a solemn declaration before him that he or she believes that there is no impediment of kindred or affinity or other legal hindrance to the marriage, and further, if either party to the intended marriage is a minor, that the consent required under section 7 has been duly obtained; and
he is satisfied that the provisions of section 10 have been complied with.
Marriage
A minister of religion may solemnise any marriage on the certificate of another minister of religion of the same denomination or of a
marriage
“marriage” means a marriage as understood by English law, that is, the voluntary union for life or until the marriage is dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others;
Marriage Registrar, that the respective provisions of section 10(1) have been complied with. Such certificate shall be in the form prescribed in the Third
Marriage Registrar
“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;
Schedule or to the like effect.
Terms defined in s 2
marriage
Defined · s 2“marriage” means a marriage as understood by English law, that is, the voluntary union for life or until the marriage is dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others;
Marriage Registrar
Defined · s 2“Marriage Registrar” means a person appointed under the provisions of this Act for the purpose of conducting civil marriages;
minister of religion
Defined · s 2“minister of religion” means any priest of the Anglican Church, any minister of the Church of Scotland or Presbyterian Church of England, any priest of the Church of Rome and or any other minister or ecclesiastical or religious official of any other denomination or sect who is authorised under this Act to solemnise marriages;
minor
Defined · s 2“minor” means a person who, not being a widow or widower, is under the age of 18 years;
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