Paragraph 25A Marriage according to religious rites: no compulsion to solemnize etcF1

(1)

A person does not contravene section 29 only because the person—

(a)

does not conduct a relevant marriage,

(b)

is not present at, does not carry out, or does not otherwise participate in, a relevant marriage, or

(c)

does not consent to a relevant marriage being conducted,

for the reason that the marriage is the marriage of a same sex couple.

(2)

Expressions used in this paragraph and in section 2 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 have the same meanings in this paragraph as in that section.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3 Pt. 6A inserted (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), ss. 2(6), 21(3); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(a)

Notes on Part 6A

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Sch. 3 Pt. 6A heading inserted (E.W.S.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 10(3)(a)