Moved by
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
21: Clause 5, page 6, line 18, leave out from “purpose” to end of line 25 and insert “the meaning of “relevant governing authority” is to be determined in accordance with this table—
| The
“relevant governing authority”
is... |
...if
the marriage falls to be registered
by... |
| the
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the
Commonwealth |
the
secretary of a synagogue certified under paragraph (a) of the relevant
definition (certification by the President of the Board of
Deputies) |
| the
person or persons duly recognised by the members of—(i) the West
London Synagogue of British Jews (“the West London
Synagogue”), and(ii) the other synagogues that are constituents
of or affiliated to the Movement for Reform
Judaism |
—either
the secretary of the West London Synagogue, as certified under
paragraph (b) of the relevant definition—or the secretary of
another synagogue in a case where:(i) the secretary is certified under
paragraph (d) of the relevant definition by the secretary of the West
London Synagogue, and(ii) the synagogue is one of those which are
constituents of or affiliated to the Movement for Reform
Judaism |
| the
person or persons duly recognised by the members of—(i) the
Liberal Jewish Synagogue, St. John’s Wood (“the St.
John’s Wood Synagogue”), and(ii) the other synagogues
that are constituents of or affiliated to Liberal
Judaism |
—either
the secretary of the St. John’s Wood Synagogue, as certified
under paragraph (c) of the relevant definition—or the secretary
of another synagogue in a case where:(i) the secretary is certified
under paragraph (d) of the relevant definition by the secretary of the
St. John’s Wood Synagogue, and(ii) the synagogue is one of those
which are constituents of or affiliated to Liberal
Judaism |
| the
person or persons duly recognised by the members of the synagogue by
whose secretary the marriage falls to be
registered |
the
secretary of a synagogue certified under paragraph (d) of the relevant
definition (certification by the secretary of the West London Synagogue
or the secretary of the St. John’s Wood Synagogue) in a case
where the synagogue is not one of those which are constituents of or
affiliated to:(i) the Movement for Reform Judaism, or(ii) Liberal
Judaism |
In that table—
(a) “relevant definition” means the definition of “secretary of a synagogue” in section 67;
(b) a reference to a person or persons being duly recognised is a reference to the person or persons being recognised for the purpose of giving consent for the purposes of this section.”