(1)The common council shall be a local authority for the purposes of section 46A of the 1949 Act and may accordingly, in accordance with regulations under that section, approve premises for the solemnization of marriage in pursuance of section 26(1)(bb) of that Act.
(2)In consequence of subsection (1) above, in section 46A(3) of the 1949 Act for “or London borough council” there shall be substituted “London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London”.