Appointment of meeting for worship
A meeting for worship for the solemnisation of a marriage is the responsibility of the area meeting within the area of which it is held. It is normally to be appointed by the area meeting. The area meeting may, however, grant permission to a local meeting in its area to appoint meetings for worship for the solemnisation of marriage. Such permission should be given only to a specific local meeting or local meetings deemed capable of discharging this responsibility, but should not be given generally as a matter of course to all its local meetings. Permission should be given only where it is reasonable to expect the attendance of a sufficient number of well-concerned Friends at any such meeting for worship as the local meeting may appoint. The area meeting should make arrangements for the regular review of the delegation of such permission, which may be withdrawn at any time. Where a meeting for worship for the solemnisation of marriage is desired at a meeting held less frequently than once a week, or where it is proposed to hold a marriage in Scotland at a place where no regular public meeting for worship is held, the appointment shall always be made by the area meeting.
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