# Equality Act 2010, Paragraph 25A: Marriage according to religious rites: no compulsion to solemnize etc


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/3/paragraph/25A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/schedule-3/paragraph-25A
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