Ecclesiastical Committee - Two-Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
COMMENTS AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE GENERAL
SYNOD
The Object and Main Provisions of the Measure
The current law
The need for a change in the law
The changes made by the Measure
Background and Legislative History
Guidance Material and Training
The Main Provisions of the Measure and the Main Issues Considered by the General Synod
A. Section 1(1) and (12)(b)—The Right to Marry in the Parish Church of a Parish with which the Person Concerned has a Qualifying Connection
B. Section 1(3), (4), (12)(C), (13) and (14)—The Qualifying Connections
C. Section 1(2), (10) and (11)—Places where Marriages may be Solemnised under the Measure
D. Section 1(12)(a)—The "Minister"
E. Section 1(8)-(9)—Information to be Provided to Establish a Qualifying Connection
F. Section 1(5)-(8)—Publication of Banns
G. Section 2—Common Licence
H. Section 3—Guidance 89
I. Sections 4 and 5—Supplementary Provisions, Citation, Commencement and Extent
Conclusion
Appendix: Suggested Additional Qualifying Connections
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GENERAL SYNOD, 28TH APRIL 2008
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