# The Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 19: Solemnisation of civil marriage


(1) A person shall not solemnise a civil marriage unless—
(a) he has available to him at the time of the ceremony the marriage schedule and the prescribed fee for the marriage has been paid;
(b) both parties to the marriage are present; and
(c) two persons professing to be 16 or over are present as witnesses.
(2) A person shall not solemnise a civil marriage except in accordance with a form of ceremony which—
(a) is of a secular nature; and
(b) includes an appropriate declaration.
(3) In paragraph (2)(b) an “appropriate declaration” means a declaration by the parties, in the presence of—
(a) each other;
(b) the person solemnising the marriage; and
(c) two witnesses,
that they accept each other as husband and wife.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110442903/article/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-19
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