Marriages which have been solemnized in Churches and Chapels erected since the recited Act 26 G. 2. c. 33. shall be good in Law as if solemnized in Parish Churches, &c.

That all Marriages already solemnized in any Church or Public Chapel in that Part of Great Britain called England and Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, erected since the making of the said Act of the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty King George the Second, and consecrated, shall be as good and valid in Law as if such Marriages had been solemnized in Parish Churches or Public Chapels having Chapelries annexed, and wherein Banns had usually been published, before or at the Time of passing the said first-mentioned Act.

IIMarriages in future solemnized in such Churches, &c. shall be valid.

And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for Marriages to be in future solemnized in all Churches and Chapels erected since the passing of the said Act in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, and consecrated, in which Churches and Chapels it has been customary and usual before the passing of this Act to solemnize Marriages; and all Marriages herein-after solemnized therein shall be as good and valid in Law as if such Marriages had been solemnized in Parish Churches or Public Chapels having Chapelries annexed, and wherein Banns had usually been published before or at the Time of passing the said Act.

IIIRegisters of such Marriages Evidence.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Registers of Marriages solemnized, or to be solemnized, in the said Churches or Chapels, which are hereby enacted to be valid in Law, or Copies thereof, shall be received in all Courts of Law and Equity as Evidence of such Marriages, in the same Manner as the Registers of Marriages solemnized in Parish Churches or Public Chapels in which Banns were usually published before or at the Time of passing the said Act of the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty King George the Second, or Copies thereof, are received in Evidence; Provided nevertheless, that in all such Courts the same Objections shall be available to the receiving such Registers or Copies as Evidence, as would have been available to receiving the same as Evidence if such Registers or Copies had related to Marriages solemnized in such last-mentioned Parish Churches or Public Chapels as aforesaid.

IVRegisters solemnized in Chapels where Banns had not been usually published before the Act 26 G.2 to be removed to the Parish Church.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Registers of all Marriages solemnized in any such Public Chapel where Banns had not been usually published before or at the Time of passing the said Act of the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty King George the Second, which Marriages are hereby enacted to be valid in Law, shall, within Three Months after the passing of this Act, be removed to the Parish Church of the Parish in which such Chapel shall be situated; and in case such Chapel shall be situated in an Extra-parochial Place, then to the Parish Church next adjoining to such Extra-parochial Place, to be kept with the Marriage Registers of such Parish, and in like Manner as Parish Registers are directed to be kept by the said Act of the Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His said late Majesty King George the Second.