Section 28 BigamyI1

before subsection (1) insert—

“(A1)

A person (“A”) commits an offence if A purports to enter into a marriage with another person (“B”) knowing that either or both—

(a)

A is already married to or in a civil partnership with a person other than B, or

(b)

B is already married to or in a civil partnership with a person other than A.

(A2)

A person who commits an offence under subsection (A1) is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine (or both),

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).”, and

in subsection (1)(ii), for “prescribed sum” substitute “ statutory maximum ”.

in subsection (1), for “registers” substitute “ purports to register ”, and

in subsection (3)(b), for “level 3 on the standard scale” substitute “ the statutory maximum ”.

for “bigamy” substitute “ committing an offence under section 24(A1) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 or section 100(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 ”,

after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”, and

after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.