9 Registration of nominated persons as celebrants
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (1977 c 15) | Legislation

Religious Marriages

9  Registration of nominated persons as celebrants

(1)     A religious body, not being—

(a)     the Church of Scotland; or

(b)     prescribed by virtue of section 8(1)(a)(ii) of this Act,

may nominate to the Registrar General any of its members who it desires should be registered under this section as empowered to solemnise marriages:

Provided that any such nominee must, at the date of his nomination, be 21 years of age or over.

(2)     The Registrar General shall reject a nomination made under subsection (1) above if in his opinion—

(a)     the nominating body is not a religious body; or

(b)     the marriage ceremony used by that body is not of an appropriate form; or

(c)     the nominee is not a fit and proper person to solemnise a marriage; or

(d)     there are already registered under this section sufficient members of the same religious body as the nominee to meet the needs of that body.

(3)     For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) above, a

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