# The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 4: Transitional provision in relation to common licences for marriage in England and Wales

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

(1) Section 5(3)(b) of the 1949 Act does not apply in respect of a marriage to be solemnized between two persons who were both relevant nationals before 1st July 2021 where—
(a) a common licence for the solemnization of the marriage was granted before 1st July 2021;
(b) a relevant application for a common licence in respect of the marriage was received by the appropriate person, but not yet determined, by 1st July 2021, or
(c) in a case not falling within paragraph (b), one of the persons has sworn the oaths required under section 16(1) of the 1949 Act before a person with authority to grant a common licence.
(2) In this paragraph—
“appropriate person” means—
(a)a person having authority to grant a common licence, or
(b)the office of the ecclesiastical judge out of which such a licence is to issue;
“common licence” has the same meaning as in the 1949 Act (see section 5);
“relevant application” means an application in writing (including by email) for a common licence including the evidence required by section 16(1C) of the 1949 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1309/schedule/5/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-social-security-co-ordination-eu-withdrawal-act-2020-consequential-saving-transitional-and-transitory-provisions-eu-exit-regulations-2020/schedule-5/paragraph-4
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