{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriages-validity-harrogate-district-hospital-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1237",
  "legislation_title": "The Marriages Validity (Harrogate District Hospital) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marriages-validity-harrogate-district-hospital-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MARRIAGE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 31st March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 10th April 2003\nComing into force 21st May 2003\nWhereas by the Marriages Validity (Provisional Orders) Acts 1905 and 1924, as adapted and modified by the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) (Substitution) Order 1949, power is conferred on the Lord Chancellor, in the case of marriages solemnized in England which appear to him to be invalid or of doubtful validity by reason of some informality, to make an order for the purpose of removing the invalidity or doubt and to include in the order such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions, including provisions for relieving from liability ministers who may have solemnized the marriages to which the order relates, as appear to him to be necessary to expedient;\nAnd Whereas on 12th January 2002 a marriage was solemnized in Fountains Ward of Harrogate District Hospital between Jean Elizabeth Craven and Anthony Sheldon Craven in accordance with the rites of the Church of England;\nAnd Whereas except for the granting of a special licence of marriage by the Archbishop of Canterbury under section 5(b) of the Marriage Act 1949 in advance of the ceremony taking place, in all other respects the marriage was correctly and validly solemnized;\nAnd Whereas a special licence of marriage was not obtained due to the imminent deterioration in health and death of Anthony Sheldon Craven;\nAnd Whereas it is expedient in the circumstances to remove any invalidity or any doubt touching the validity of said marriage and to make certain supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions;\nNow, therefore, the Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Marriages Validity (Provisional Orders) Acts 1905 and 1924, as adapted and modified by the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) (Substitution) Order 1949, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1905 c. 23 and 1924 c. 20. Amended by the Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2001 S.I. 2001/3500."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1949/2393."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1949 c. 76."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1237/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}