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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33</dc:identifier><dc:title>Marriage Act 1939</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to facilitate marriages in cases where one party resides in Scotland and the other in England and to make further provision as respects notices of marriage between parties one of whom resides in Scotland or England.</dc:description><dc:date>1974-12-31</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2011-05-26</dc:modified><dct:valid>1991-02-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><PrimaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/introduction" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/introduction"><Title>Marriage Act 1939</Title><Number>1939 c.33</Number><LongTitle>An Act to facilitate marriages in cases where one party resides in Scotland and the other in England and to make further provision as respects notices of marriage between parties one of whom resides in Scotland or England.</LongTitle><DateOfEnactment><DateText>[13th July 1939]<CommentaryRef Ref="c589923"/></DateText></DateOfEnactment></PrimaryPrelims><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/body" NumberOfProvisions="4"><P1group><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c589924"/></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/1" id="section-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group><Title> Power to accept notices and issue certificates where one party is residing in England or Scotland.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2" id="section-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/1" id="section-2-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Where—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/1/a" id="section-2-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a marriage is intended to be solemnized in England between parties of whom one is residing in England, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/1/b" id="section-2-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>by virtue of any enactment to which this subsection applies, a certificate issued to the other party otherwise than by a superintendent registrar in England may be treated for the purpose of the marriage as if it had been issued by such a registrar,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>the superintendent registrar of the district in which the first-mentioned party is residing shall have power, and shall be deemed always to have had power, to accept notice of the marriage given by that party, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section four of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c589925"/>Marriage Act, 1836, as amended by any subsequent enactment, as if both parties were residing in different districts in England, and the provisions of the Marriage Acts, 1811 to 1934, relating to notices of marriage and the issue of certificates for marriage shall apply, and shall be deemed always to have applied, accordingly.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/2" id="section-2-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c589926"/></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/3" id="section-2-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The enactments to which subsection (1) of this section applies are . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c589927"/> paragraph (<Emphasis>a</Emphasis>) of subsection (1) of section one of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c589928"/>Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act, 1915, and the enactments to which subsection (2) of this section applies are the said section three and the said paragraph (<Emphasis>a</Emphasis>) as those enactments apply to Scotland.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <CommentaryRef Ref="c589929"/></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/3" id="section-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group><Title> Short title and citation.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/4" id="section-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/4/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/4/1" id="section-4-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act may be cited as the Marriage Act, 1939.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/4/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/4/2" id="section-4-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This Act, so far as it relates to England, may be cited together with the Marriage Acts, 1811 to 1934, as the Marriage Acts, 1811 to 1939.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c589923" Type="C"><Para><Text>Words of enactment omitted under authority of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/62" id="c00001" Year="1948" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="62" Title="Statute Law Revision Act 1948">Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00002" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1948/62/section/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-3">s. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c589924" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/1" SectionRef="section-1">S. 1</CitationSubRef> repealed as to marriages solemnized in England by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76" id="c00004" Year="1949" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="76" Title="Marriage Act 1949">Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76/section/79" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="section-79">s. 79</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76/schedule/5/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00004" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I">Sch. 5 Pt. I</CitationSubRef> and repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/15" id="c00007" Year="1977" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="15" Title="Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977">Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15, SIF 49:2)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/15/section/28/2" CitationRef="c00007" SectionRef="section-28-2">s. 28(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/15/schedule/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00007" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef> (subject to a saving in s. 27(3) in relation to marriages before 1.1.1978).</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c589925" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1836/85" id="c00010" Year="1836" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="85">1836 c. 85</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c589926" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/2/2" SectionRef="section-2-2">S. 2(2)</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/15" id="c00012" Year="1977" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="15" Title="Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977">Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15, SIF 49:2)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/15/section/28/2" CitationRef="c00012" SectionRef="section-28-2">s. 28(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1977/15/schedule/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00012" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef> (subject to a saving in s. 27(3) in relation to marriages before 1.1.1978).</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c589927" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76" id="c00015" Year="1949" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="76" Title="Marriage Act 1949">Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76/section/79" CitationRef="c00015" SectionRef="section-79">s. 79</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76/schedule/5/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00015" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I">Sch. 5 Pt. I</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c589928" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1915/40" id="c00018" Year="1915" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="40">1915 c. 40</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c589929" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/2-3/33/section/3" SectionRef="section-3">S. 3</CitationSubRef> repealed by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76" id="c00020" Year="1949" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="76" Title="Marriage Act 1949">Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76/section/79" CitationRef="c00020" SectionRef="section-79">s. 79</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1949/76/schedule/5/part/I" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00020" SectionRef="schedule-5-part-I">Sch. 5 Pt. I</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>