Regulation 2 Amendment of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977

(1)

The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977^f1 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In section 3(3) (notice of intention to marry)^f2, after “shall” insert “, unless subsection (3ZA) applies,”.

(3)

After section 3(3) insert—

“(3ZA)
This subsection applies where—

(a)
the document submitted is accompanied by a multilingual standard form issued by an authority in a Member State of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f3; and

(b)
the district registrar considers that the information included in the multilingual standard form is sufficient for processing the document.”.

(4)

In section 7(1) (marriage outside Scotland where a party resides in Scotland)^f4, after “sections 3(2), (3)” insert “, (3ZA)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1977 c.15.
f2: Section 3(3) was amended by the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), section 50(2).
f3: OJ L 200, 26.7.2016, p.1.
f4: Section 7(1) was amended by the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), section 3(3) and section 17(3).