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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-of-same-sex-couples-use-of-armed-forces-chapels-regulations-2014/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111108710",
  "legislation_title": "The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Use of Armed Forces’ Chapels) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-marriage-of-same-sex-couples-use-of-armed-forces-chapels-regulations-2014",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision for the registration under part 5 of the Marriage Act 1949 (“the 1949 Act”) of naval, military and air force chapels for the purposes of marriages of same sex couples. Regulation 3 provides for consultation prior to the making of such application. Regulation 4 sets out the matters to which the Secretary of State must have regard prior to the making of any application. Regulation 5 requires the Secretary of State to certify that the chapel is not consecrated by the Church of England.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108710/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:14:09.057917+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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