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.