Marriages Act, 1972

Secretary of synagogue (Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation).

5.—(1) Where the governing body of the Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation notify an tArd-Chláraitheoir that a person has been appointed by them to be the secretary of their synagogue, that person shall be deemed to be a person who is certified under section 63 of the Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1844, to be the secretary of a synagogue, and until an tArd-Chláraitheoir is notified by the governing body that that person has ceased to be the secretary of their synagogue, he shall continue to be so deemed.

(2) In case of the absence from illness or other reasonable cause of any such person, he may, with the approval of the governing body and subject to the obligation of notifying an tArd-Chláraitheoir, appoint a deputy to discharge his duties under the Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1844, and the other Acts relating to marriages during any period not exceeding twelve months.

(3) References in the Marriages (Ireland) Act, 1844, to a secretary of a synagogue shall be construed as including references both to a person who is deemed under this section to be certified as aforesaid and to a deputy appointed under this section.