# Immigration Act 2014, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2014/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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