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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-registration-act-northern-ireland-2011/schedule-1/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/20",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
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  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A marriage which occurred outside Northern Ireland if—\n(a) at least one of the parties was born in Northern Ireland or was resident in Northern Ireland at the time of the marriage;\n(b) a parent or grandparent was born in Northern Ireland; or\n(c) there is an entry in the register relating to a parent or grandparent.\n(2) In this paragraph—\n“parent or grandparent” means parent or grandparent of at least one of the parties;\n“parties” means parties to the marriage.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 3 in operation at 16.11.2012 by S.R. 2012/406, art. 2Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/20/schedule/1/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:45.813882+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}