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Regulation 5 Polygamous marriagesI1

England and Wales

(1)

This regulation 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 regulation 4 neither party to the marriage is to be taken to be a member of a couple.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 5 in force at 27.11.2012, see reg. 1(1)