13.1(1)A civil officiant may solemnize a marriage for which a marriage licence has been issued.

13.1(2)If the parties to a marriage solemnized by a civil officiant desire a religious ceremony as well, a statement of marriage, referred to in section 26, provided by the civil officiant certifying that he or she has solemnized the marriage shall be sufficient authorization to a cleric to perform a religious ceremony.

13.1(3)A civil officiant who solemnizes a marriage shall prepare and transmit a registration of marriage form required under the Vital Statistics Act, but a cleric who performs a religious ceremony after the marriage has been solemnized by a civil officiant is not required to prepare and transmit that form in respect of the marriage.