This article explores the Law Commission's proposals on how and where people can get married in England and Wales as found in their ‘Getting Married’ Consultation Paper. It examines the extent to which the Commission's proposals will deal with or mitigate concerns expressed about two types of non-qualifying wedding ceremonies: ‘unregistered religious marriages’ where the couple undergo a religious ceremony that does not comply with the requirements of the Marriage Act 1949, and ‘non-religious marriages’ where the ceremony is conducted by celebrants representing a belief organisation (such as Humanists UK) or by independent celebrants and so is also outside the Marriage Act 1949 and not currently legally binding. The article largely welcomes the Commission's proposals but expresses concern about the proposed officiant system and how it defines belief organisation; the proposed changes to the law on validity; and the creation of a new criminal offence. The article develops these three points further and contends that, while a transformed weddings law could recognise non-religious marriages and reduce the number of unregistered religious marriages, the introduction of statutory cohabitation rights upon separation is needed to truly deal with concerns over unregistered religious marriages.

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婚姻问题：法律委员会的“结婚”咨询文件和不合格的婚礼仪式

本文探讨了法律委员会关于人们在英格兰和威尔士结婚的方式和地点的建议，这些建议可以在他们的“结婚”咨询文件中找到。它审查了委员会的提案将在多大程度上处理或减轻对两种不符合条件的婚礼所表达的担忧：“未登记的宗教婚姻”，即新人举行的宗教仪式不符合 1949 年《婚姻法》的要求，以及“非宗教婚姻”，仪式由代表信仰组织（如英国人文主义者）的司仪或独立司仪进行，因此也在 1949 年《婚姻法》之外，目前不具有法律约束力。这篇文章在很大程度上欢迎委员会的“ 的提议，但对提议的官员系统以及它如何定义信仰组织表示关注；对有效性法律的拟议修改；并设立新的刑事犯罪。文章进一步发展了这三点，并认为，虽然改革后的婚姻法可以承认非宗教婚姻并减少未登记的宗教婚姻的数量，但需要在分居时引入法定同居权，才能真正解决对未登记宗教婚姻的担忧。 .