Regulation 3 Amendment of the Marriage Act 1949I1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Marriage Act 1949 M1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 78 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant national”—

(a)

after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
an Irish citizen, or
(ab)
a person who is not an Irish citizen and who—
(i)
has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom which was granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules within the meaning given by section 17 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 M2, or
(ii)
is an applicant for the purposes of regulation 4 of the Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 M3 (applications which have not been finally determined by the deadline) where the relevant period within the meaning of that regulation has not expired;”;

(b)

omit paragraphs (b) and (c).

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1949 c. 76. The definition of “relevant national” was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 17 of, Schedule 4 to, the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22) and amended by S.I. 2019/745.
M2: 2020 c. 1.
M3: S.I. 2020/1209.

Commencement

I1: Reg. 3 in force at 1.7.2021, see reg. 1(2)(c)