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PART 3
Religious Bodies
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Religious bodies
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7. (1) Nothing in this Act or any other enactment shall be construed as obliging—
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(a) a religious body to recognise a particular form of marriage ceremony for the purposes of section 51(3)(c) of the Act of 2004, or
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(b) a religious solemniser to solemnise a marriage in accordance with a form of marriage ceremony which is not recognised by the religious body of which the religious solemniser is a member.
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(2) In this section—
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“form of marriage ceremony” includes that form in so far as it relates to the sex of the parties to the ceremony;
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“religious body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 45 of the Act of 2004;
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“religious solemniser” means a member of a religious body standing registered in the Register of Solemnisers maintained under section 53 of the Act of 2004.
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