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(1)The Secretary of State must arrange for a review of—
(a)whether an order under subsection (4) should be made permitting marriages according to the usages of belief organisations to be solemnized on the authority of certificates of a superintendent registrar, and
(b)if so, what provision should be included in the order.
(2)The arrangements made by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) must provide for the review to include a full public consultation.
(3)The Secretary of State must arrange for a report on the outcome of the review to be produced and published before 1 January 2015.
(4)The Secretary of State may by order make provision for and in connection with permitting marriages according to the usages of belief organisations to be solemnized on the authority of certificates of a superintendent registrar.
(5)An order under subsection (4) may—
(a)amend any England and Wales legislation;
(b)make provision for the charging of fees.
(6)An order under subsection (4) must provide that no religious service may be used at a marriage which is solemnized in pursuance of the order.
(7)In this section “belief organisation” means an organisation whose principal or sole purpose is the advancement of a system of non-religious beliefs which relate to morality or ethics.
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