Paragraph 4 I1

Section 25 (void marriages) is amended as follows.

At the beginning insert—

“(1)

A marriage shall be void in any of the following cases.”.

The existing wording of section 25 becomes subsection (2) of that section; and, at the beginning of that subsection, for “If any persons” substitute—

“(2)

Case A is where any persons”.

For the words after paragraph (d) substitute—

“(3)

Case B is where any persons knowingly and wilfully consent to or acquiesce in the solemnization of a Church of England marriage between them by a person who is not in Holy Orders.

(4)

Case C is where any persons of the same sex consent to or acquiesce in the solemnization of a Church of England marriage between them.

(5)

In subsections (3) and (4) “Church of England marriage” means a marriage according to the rites of the Church of England.”.