Chapter 16 » 16.21

Summary of procedure

Area and local meetings have responsibility for:

  1. holding a meeting for clearness should that be required (16.3716.39);
  2. consideration of the proposed marriage, should the registering officer refer it to the area meeting (16.30);
  3. giving public notice of intention of marriage (local meeting) (16.31);
  4. appointing a meeting for worship for the solemnisation of marriage (area or local meeting) (16.4116.45);
  5. giving public notice of the meeting for worship for solemnisation of marriage (clerk of local meeting) (16.47);
  6. holding a meeting for worship for the solemnisation of marriage in right ordering (area or local meeting) (16.49, 12.12.f);
  7. recording by minute that a marriage has taken place (area meeting) (16.63);
  8. confirming that membership is held in the appropriate meeting (area meeting) (16.6416.65).
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