6 Armed forces chapels

Part 5 of the Marriage Act 1949

6  Armed forces chapels

(1)     Part 5 of the Marriage Act 1949 is amended as follows.

(2)     Section 68 (solemnization of marriages in naval, military and air force chapels): after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Nothing in this Part of this Act which applies to the marriage of same sex couples applies to marriage according to the rites of the Church of England.”.

(3)     Section 70 (registration of chapels for marriages otherwise than according to rites of Church of England): after subsection (3) insert—

“(4)     This section does not apply to the marriage of same

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