5(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.U.K.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 20.10.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(h)