C1C2Part III Marriage under F2marriage schedule
Pt. III applied (S.) as to issue of certificates for marriage by Marriage (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 70), s. 1(3)
Pt. 3 applied (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), ss. 1(2)(a), 21(3); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(a)
F1Registration of shared buildings for marriage of same sex couples
Ss. 44A-44D inserted (31.10.2013 for specified purposes, 13.3.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 1 para. 3; S.I. 2013/2789, art. 2(a); S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(g)
C244DC2Sections 44A to 44C: supplementary provision
1
In sections 44A to 44C (and this section)—
“1969 Act” means the Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969;
“cancellation application” means an application under section 43C for the cancellation of the registration of a building;
“registration application” means an application under section 43A for the registration of a building;
“sharing agreement” has the meaning given in section 1 of the 1969 Act;
“shared building” means a building that is—
- a
subject to a sharing agreement,
- b
used as mentioned in section 6(4) of the 1969 Act, or
- c
otherwise shared;
- a
“shared building provisions” means sections 44A to 44C;
“sharing churches” means—
- a
in the case of a building subject to a sharing agreement, the churches that have made the agreement;
- b
in the case of a building used as mentioned in section 6(4) of the 1969 Act, the churches that so use it;
- c
in the case of any other shared building, the religious organisations (whether Christian or of another faith) that share it.
- a
2
Regulations under any of the shared building provisions may provide for a registration application relating to a shared building to be made otherwise than by the proprietor or trustee of the building (whether or not the proprietor or trustee retains power to make such an application).
3
Regulations under any of the shared building provisions may make provision about any of these cases—
a
the case where a building registered under section 43A becomes a shared building;
b
the case where a building registered under section 43A ceases to be a shared building;
c
the case where a building is registered under section 43A and there is a change in the churches which are sharing churches;
and the provision that may be made about such a case includes provision for the modification, suspension or cancellation of the registration under section 43A.
4
Regulations under any of the shared building provisions may make provision about the use of shared buildings for the solemnization of—
a
marriages of same sex couples according to the usages of the Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers), and
b
marriages of same sex couples professing the Jewish religion according to the usages of the Jews.
5
The provision that may be made about the use of shared buildings for the solemnization of such marriages includes—
a
provision about the giving of consent by the relevant governing authority for the purposes of a registration application or cancellation application (including provision for identifying the relevant governing authority);
b
provision corresponding to, or applying, any provision of section 43B (with or without modifications).
6
Regulations under any of the shared buildings provisions may amend any England and Wales legislation.
7
Subsections (2) to (6) do not limit the power under any of the shared building provisions to make regulations.
8
A statutory instrument containing regulations under any of the shared building provisions may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Words in Pt. 3 heading substituted (4.5.2021) by The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/411), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 9 (with Sch. 2)