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Paragraph 3 I1

(1)

The Secretary of State may make regulations about the supply of evidence in accordance with a relevant evidence provision.

(2)

Regulations under this paragraph may, in particular, make provision about—

(a)

the kind of evidence which is to be supplied;

(b)

the form in which evidence is to be supplied;

(c)

the manner in which evidence is to be supplied;

(d)

the period within which evidence is to be supplied;

(e)

the supply of further evidence;

(f)

the sufficiency of evidence supplied;

(g)

the consequences of failing to supply sufficient evidence in accordance with the regulations (including provision to secure that, in such a case, a particular decision is made or is to be treated as having been made);

(h)

the retention or copying of evidence supplied.

(3)

In this paragraph—

  • “evidence” includes a photograph or other image;

  • “relevant evidence provision” means provision (whether or not made by an extension order) about the supply of evidence in relation to a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership in a case where one or both of the parties is not a relevant national.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 5 para. 3 in force at 20.10.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(h)