Paragraph 5 Polygamous marriages
England, Wales and Scotland
(1)
This paragraph applies to any case where—
(a)
a person is a husband or wife by virtue of a marriage entered into under a law which permits polygamy; and
(b)
either party to the marriage has for the time being any spouse additional to the other party.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraph 4 (meaning of “couple”) neither party to the marriage is to be taken to be a member of a couple.