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Marriage Act 1949 in Scotland

12 & 13 & 14 Geo. 6 c. 76 · Enacted 24 November 1949 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Contents

  1. 2Marriages of persons under eighteen.
  2. 2AMarriages of whole life prisoners
  3. Part II: Marriage according to Rites of the Church of England
  4. 5BMarriages involving person of acquired gender
  5. Marriage by banns
  6. 13Publication of banns in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland.
  7. 18Publication of banns and solemnization of marriages during repair and rebuilding of churches.
  8. 21Authorising of publication of banns and solemnization of marriages in churches and chapels of extra-parochial places.
  9. Issue of marriage document after publication of banns or the grant of a special or common licence
  10. 21AIssue of marriage document after publication of banns or the grant of a special or common licence
  11. 22Witnesses.
  12. 23Benefices held in plurality.
  13. 24Proof of residence not necessary to validity of marriage by banns or common licence.
  14. Part III: Marriage under marriage schedule
  15. Issue of a marriage schedule
  16. 26AOpt-in to marriage of same sex couples: places of worship
  17. 26BOpt-in to marriage of same sex couples: other religious ceremonies
  18. 27ZACircumstances in which a notice of marriage is not to be recorded in the marriage register
  19. 27DAdditional information required for certain marriages of same sex couples
  20. 27EAdditional information if party not relevant national
  21. 28BProvision of evidence
  22. 28CAdditional evidence if party not relevant national
  23. 28DChange of usual address or UK contact address
  24. 28ERejection of false information or evidence
  25. 28FAmendment of notice and evidence provisions
  26. 28GSpecified evidence
  27. 28HReferral of proposed marriage to Secretary of State
  28. 31ZANotice of marriage: false information or evidence
  29. 39AMarriage of former civil partners one of whom has changed sex
  30. 43ARegistration of buildings: marriage of same sex couples
  31. 43BBuildings registered under section 43A: appointment of authorised persons
  32. 43CCancellation of registration under section 43A
  33. Registration of shared buildings for marriage of same sex couples
  34. 44ABuilding subject to Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969: registration
  35. 44BBuilding subject to Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969: cancellation
  36. 44COther shared places of worship: registration and cancellation
  37. 44DSections 44A to 44C: supplementary provision
  38. Marriages in register offices
  39. 45ASolemnization of certain marriages.
  40. 54Provision of marriage register books by Registrar General. Repealed
  41. 55Manner of registration of marriages. Repealed
  42. 56Power to ask for particulars of marriage. Repealed
  43. 59Custody of register books. Repealed
  44. 60Filled register books. Repealed
  45. 61Correction of errors in register book. Repealed
  46. 62Disposal of register books on church ceasing to be used for solemnization of marriages. Repealed
  47. 66Sending documents by post.
  48. 67Interpretation of Part IV.
  49. 70ARegistration of chapels for marriages of same sex couples otherwise than according to rites of Church of England
  50. 71Evidence of marriages under Part V.
  51. 71AFees
  52. 76Offences relating to registration of marriages.
  53. 76AOffence of failing to attend premises in compliance with a section 53D(8) or section 53E(10) notice
  54. 77Offences by authorised persons.
  55. 79Repeals and savings.
  56. 80Short title, extent and commencement.
  57. Schedule THIRDSchedule THIRD
  58. Schedule 3A: Modifications if proposed marriage referred under section 28H
  59. Introduction
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. No marriage schedule to be issued until decision about investigation etc
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. Marriage to be investigated: extension of waiting period to 70 days
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. Effect of reducing statutory period
  66. 4Paragraph 4
  67. Schedule FOURTH: Provisions of Act which are excluded or modified in their application to Naval, Military and Air Force Chapels
  68. IExclusion of Provisions relating to Marriages according to the Rites of the Church of England
  69. IIModification of Provisions relating to Marriages according to the Rites of the Church of England
  70. Schedule FIFTH: Enactments repealed
  71. Part I
  72. Acts of Parliament repealed
  73. II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  74. Schedule SIXTHProvisions of Act which do not extend to Wales