5 Opt-in: other religious ceremonies
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (2013 c 30) | Legislation

5  Opt-in: other religious ceremonies

After section 26A of the Marriage Act 1949 insert—

“26B Opt-in to marriage of same sex couples: other religious ceremonies

(1)     A marriage may, in any of the following cases, be solemnized on the authority of two certificates of a superintendent registrar.

(2)     Case A is where—

(a)     the marriage is of a same sex couple according to the usages of the Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers), and

(b)     the relevant governing authority has given written consent to such marriages of same sex couples.

(3)     For that purpose “relevant governing authority” means the recording clerk for the time being of the Society of Friends in London.

(4)     Case B is where—

(a)     the marriage is of a same sex couple professing the Jewish religion according to the usages of the Jews, and

(b)     the relevant governing authority has given written consent to such marriages of same sex couples.

(5)     For that purpose the

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