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<p>In general terms, the law requires couples to give due notice of the marriage and
to marry in the place specified when they gave notice and in the presence of certain
people. Marriages are not automatically valid because they involve a certain building,
person or religion: on the contrary, they are capable of legal recognition because
they follow a route set out in statute. The statute law also sets out circumstances
in which a marriage will be void.</p><p>As part of its review of the law on how and
where couples may marry in England and Wales, the Law Commission will make recommendations
regarding what the consequences of failing to comply with all or some of the requirements
for a valid marriage should be. The Government looks forward to publication of its
consultation paper in September.</p>
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