Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1970 c. 34 |
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) below, any marriage which may be solemnised on the authority of F15a marriage schedule may be solemnised on the authority of the Registrar General’s licence F1elsewhere than at a registered building, the office of a superintendent registrar or approved premises:Provided that any such marriage shall not be solemnised according to the rites of the Church of England or the Church in Wales. (2) The Registrar General shall not issue any licence for the solemnising of a marriage as is mentioned in subsection (1) above unless he is satisfied that one of the persons to be married is seriously ill and is not expected to recover and cannot be moved to a place at which under the provisions of the (3) A marriage of a same sex couple according to religious rites or usages may not be solemnized in accordance with this Act unless the relevant governing authority has given written consent to marriages of same sex couples according to those religious rites or usages.(4) For that purpose—Upon receipt of any notice and evidence as mentioned in sections 2 and 3 above respectively the superintendent registrar shall inform the Registrar General and shall comply with any directions he may give for verifying the evidence given. The provisions of section 29 of the principal Act (caveat against issue of The provisions of section 3 of the principal Act (marriage of persons under 18) shall apply for the purposes of this Act to a marriage intended to be solemnised by Registrar General’s licence as they apply to a marriage intended to be solemnised on the authority of
- “ relevant governing authority ” means the person or persons recognised by the members of the relevant religious organisation as competent for the purpose of giving consent for the purposes of this section;
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