# Edinburgh Merchant Company Order Confirmation 1996, Paragraph 73: Marriage tax payable on marriage after election


Every contributor who marries or remarries, and whose age exceeds that of his wife by more than five years, shall pay to the widows' fund in respect of each such marriage, the marriage tax appropriate to his age at his next birthday following such marriage calculated by the actuary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1996/11/schedule/paragraph/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/edinburgh-merchant-company-order-confirmation-1996/schedule/paragraph-73
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