City of London (Approved Premises for Marriage) Act 1996

• Jurisdiction: UK Non-devolved
• Citation: 1996 c. iv
• Year: 1996

City of London (Approved Premises for Marriage) Act 1996 c. iv 1

ELIZABETH II

An Act to enable the approval of premises within

the City of London (including the Temples) for the

solemnization of civil marriages; and for connected

purposes. [18th July 1996]

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(1) The common council are responsible for providing the registration

service for births, marriages and deaths within the City of London:

(2) It is expedient that the common council should be empowered to

approve premises within the city for the solemnization of marriages

pursuant to section 26(1 )(bb) of the Marriage Act 1949:

(3) By ancient custom the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and

the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple exercise powers within the

areas of the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple respectively ("the

Temples") concerning (inter alia) the regulation and governance of the

Temples:

(4) The Master of the Temple as holder from the Crown of the office of

incumbent of the Temple Church exercises within the Temple those special

privileges of the Crown which relate to his office:

(5) The objects of this Act cannot be attained without the authority of

Parliament:

1949 c. 76.

1996 CHAPTER iv