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Marriage in England and Wales is legally recognised in the forms of both civil and religious unions, and is open to opposite-sex and same-sex couples. Marriage laws in England and Wales have historically evolved separately from marriage laws in other jurisdictions in the United Kingdom. There is a distinction between religious marriages, conducted by an authorised religious celebrant, and civil marriages, conducted by a state registrar. The legal minimum age to enter into a marriage in England and Wales is sixteen years, although this requires parent consent if a participant is under eighteen. Certain relatives are not allowed to marry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=legislation.gov.uk )〕 For foreign nationals, there are also residency conditions that have to be met before people can be married. Same-sex marriage was introduced under the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act in March 2014.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26555111〕 Prior to this, Civil partnerships had been made available to same-sex couples in the United Kingdom in 2005, granting rights and responsibilities virtually identical to civil marriage. ==Marriage procedures== Wedding ceremonies can either be conducted by "authorised celebrants" (usually, but not always, a minister of religion) or by an "authorised Registrar". However, to be legally binding, it must take place with an authorised person or superintendent registrar present (e.g. vicar or priest) and have at least two competent people, who will be required to sign the marriage register as witnesses.〔http://www.ukcelebrants.co.uk/〕 Civil marriages may not take place in religious venues,〔(Approval of premises for civil marriage and civil partnership (England and Wales) )〕 but since the Marriage Act 1994 may take place in other licensed venues. The marriage register is signed by the couple, the celebrant and two witnesses. Priests of the Church of England and the Church in Wales are legally required to marry people, providing one of them is from the local parish, regardless of whether the couple are practising. Special permission may be granted for out-of-parish weddings. For civil marriages, banns must be posted for fifteen days, at the appropriate register office. Church of England marriages require the banns to be read out three times at the appropriate church or churches unless a Special Licence has been obtained. In most cases, the appropriate churches will be the parish churches where the parties reside and the one where the ceremony is to take place.〔(Finding a church ), Your Church Wedding〕 A marriage solemnized between persons either of whom is under the age of sixteen is void.〔The Marriage Act 1949, (section 2 ). This replaces section 1 of the Age of Marriage Act 1929.〕 This disability is commonly called "nonage".〔J C Arnold. The Marriage Law of England. Staples Press. 1951. pp 13 & 62.〕 Parental permission (or, in the event of the prior death of the parents, consent from the legal guardians) is required for either party to a marriage who is less than 18 years old,〔The Marriage Act 1949, (section 3 )〕 but as long as they are at least 16 years old, a lack of it does not necessarily invalidate the marriage.〔The Marriage Act 1949, (section 48(1)(b) ) (applicable to marriage by superintendent registrar's certificate); R v Birmingham (Inhabitants) (1828) 8 B & C 29 (applicable to marriage by common license). As to marriage by publication of banns, see sections 3(3) and (25(c) ) of the Marriage Act 1949.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marriage in England and Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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