Paragraph 5 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring a person to act in accordance with the regulations when complying with a duty of referral.

(2)

The regulations may, in particular, make provision about—

(a)

the form, manner or timing of the referral;

(b)

information, photographs or evidence — or copies of any of those things — to be included with the referral.

(3)

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring a person who refers a proposed marriage or civil partnership in accordance with a duty of referral to give the parties to the proposed marriage or civil partnership information prescribed in the regulations about—

(a)

the effects of the referral;

(b)

any requirements under regulations under paragraph 4 to notify the Secretary of State of changes of address.

(4)

In this paragraph—

“duty of referral” means a duty (whether or not contained in provision made by an extension order) to refer a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the referral and investigation scheme;
“referral” means the referral of a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership under a duty of referral.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 20.10.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(h)