[26B Opt-in to marriage of same sex couples: other religious ceremonies]
Marriage Act 1949 (1949 c 76) | Legislation

[26B  Opt-in to marriage of same sex couples: other religious ceremonies]

[(1)     A marriage may, in any of the following cases, be solemnized on the authority of [a marriage schedule].

(2)     Case A is where—

(a)     the marriage is of a same sex couple according to the usages of the Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers), and

(b)     the relevant governing authority has given written consent to such marriages of same sex couples.

(3)     For that purpose “relevant governing authority” means the recording clerk for the time being of the Society of Friends in London.

(4)     Case B is where—

(a)     the marriage is of a same sex couple professing the Jewish religion according to the usages of the Jews, and

(b)     the relevant governing authority has given written consent to such marriages of same sex couples.

(5)     For that purpose the meaning of “relevant governing authority” is to be determined in accordance with this table—

[The “relevant
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