Religious Marriages

13Preliminaries to solemnisation of religious marriages

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

A marriage solemnised by an approved celebrant in contravention of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) above shall be void.

3

For the avoidance of doubt, a marriage solemnised by an approved celebrant shall not be void merely because the Marriage Schedule specified a different date or place from the date on which, or the place at which, the marriage was solemnised.