Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977
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18 Places at which civil marriages may be solemnised.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an authorised registrar shall solemnise a civil marriage (a) in his registration office ; ... (aa) at an appropriate place in the registration district of the authorised registrar; or (ab) with the approval of the Registrar General, at— (i) the registration office of another authorised registrar; (ii) an appropriate place in the registration district of another authorised registrar; or (iii) an appropriate place in Scottish waters. (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1A) In this section— “appropriate place” means a place which— the parties to the intended marriage and the local registration authority agree is to be the place of solemnisation; and is not religious premises; “local registration authority” means— the local registration authority for the registration district which includes the place; or where the place is in Scottish waters, the local registration authority for the authorised registrar's registration district; “religious premises” means premises which— are used solely or mainly for religious purposes; or have been so used and have not subsequently been used solely or mainly for other purposes. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 Places at which civil marriages may be solemnised.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an authorised registrar shall solemnise a civil marriage (a) in his registration office ; ... (aa) at an appropriate place in the registration district of the authorised registrar; or (ab) with the approval of the Registrar General, at— (i) the registration office of another authorised registrar; (ii) an appropriate place in the registration district of another authorised registrar; or (iii) an appropriate place in Scottish waters. (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1A) In this section— “appropriate place” means a place which— the parties to the intended marriage and the local registration authority agree is to be the place of solemnisation; and is not religious premises; “local registration authority” means— the local registration authority for the registration district which includes the place; or where the place is in Scottish waters, the local registration authority for the authorised registrar's registration district; “religious premises” means premises which— are used solely or mainly for religious purposes; or have been so used and have not subsequently been used solely or mainly for other purposes. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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