Moved by
Baroness Cox
219C: After Clause 143, insert the following new Clause—
“Registration of religious marriages
(1) The celebrant of a religious marriage ceremony must—
(a) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the marriage accords with the law relating to marriages in England and Wales; and
(b) register the marriage as a legal marriage in accordance with the requirements of the Marriage Act 1949.
(2) A person who fails to fulfil the requirements of subsection (1) commits an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.”