Section 58
English clergyman not compelled to solemnize marriages of persons divorced for adultery.
About this Act
An Act to amend the law relating to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.�
No clergyman in Holy Orders of the 1
*** Church of England 2
*** shall be compelled to
solemnize the marriage of any-person whose former marriage has been dissolved on the ground of his
or her adultery, or shall be liable to any suit, penalty or censure for solemnizing or refusing to
solemnize the marriage of any such person.
Notes
1. The word "United" rep. by Act 12 of 1873, s. 1 and the Schedule.
2. The words "and Ireland" rep. by s. 1, ibid. and the Schedule.