# Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, Section 13: Preliminaries to solemnisation of marriages by approved celebrants .

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(1) A marriage shall not be solemnised by an approved celebrant unless—
(a) the parties produce to him before the marriage ceremony a Marriage Schedule, in respect of the marriage, issued in accordance with this Act;
(b) both parties to the marriage are present; and
(c) two persons professing to be 16 years of age or over are present as witnesses.
2), (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/15/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-scotland-act-1977/section-13
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