Advice to registering officers and area meetings
The registering officer, acting on behalf of the area meeting, also has the responsibility for granting permission to non-members to marry according to our usage (see 16.13, 16.16 & 16.18, noting the different procedure between a England & Wales and b Scotland). The registering officer should be satisfied that care has been taken to ensure that those applying for a Friends' marriage are in unity with our testimony as to the nature of marriage (see 16.01-16.03). It is on this testimony that the claim rests for recognition of our special and privileged procedure.
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