Article 2

For articles 1 and 2 of the Foreign Marriage (Armed Forces) Order 1964^f1 there shall be substituted:—

“1

(1)

For the purposes of section 22(1A) of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 (requirements for the validity of marriages solemnized by chaplains of Her Majesty’s forces serving abroad and other persons) employment in any of the capacities described in Article 2 of this Order shall, in the case of persons serving Her Majesty or otherwise employed in the territory where the marriage is solemnized who, by virtue of Part II of the Army Act 1955^f2, Part II of the Air Force Act 1955^f3 or the Naval Discipline Act 1957^f4 are civilians subject to military, air force or naval law when not on active service, be employment in a prescribed capacity.

(2)

For the said purposes the conditions prescribed in Article 3 of this Order shall be the prescribed conditions.

2

The capacities referred to in Article 1 of this Order are capacities involving the performance of any of the following functions, namely—

• administrative, executive, judicial, clerical, typing, duplicating, machine operating, paper keeping, messengerial, professional, instructional, scientific, experimental, technical, industrial or labouring functions.”