7 Time and manner of publication of banns
Marriage Act 1949 (1949 c 76) | Legislation

7  Time and manner of publication of banns

(1)     Subject to the provisions of section nine of this Act, banns of matrimony shall be published on three Sundays preceding the solemnization of the marriage [during either the principal service or both the principal service and another service].

[(1A)     In subsection (1) of this section “principal service” means the service at which, in the opinion of the clergyman or other person who, under section 9 of this Act, has the responsibility for publishing banns of matrimony, the greatest number of persons who habitually attend public worship are likely to attend.

(1B)     Where banns of matrimony are published on a Sunday during both the principal service

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