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Immigration Act 2014

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PART 1Disclosure of information etc where proposed marriage or civil partnership referred to Secretary of State

1(1)This paragraph applies if—

(a)a superintendent registrar refers a proposed marriage to the Secretary of State under section 28H of the Marriage Act 1949, or

(b)a registration authority refers a proposed civil partnership to the Secretary of State under section 12A of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(2)The Secretary of State may—

(a)disclose relevant information to a registration official, or

(b)supply a document containing relevant information to a registration official.

(3)In this paragraph “relevant information” means any of the following information—

(a)the fact that the proposed marriage or civil partnership has been referred to the Secretary of State;

(b)the names of the parties to the proposed marriage or civil partnership;

(c)in the case of a proposed marriage—

(i)any information included with the referral in accordance with regulations under section 28H of the Marriage Act 1949;

(ii)any address of a party to the proposed marriage notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with such regulations or regulations under section 28D of the Marriage Act 1949;

(d)in the case of a proposed civil partnership—

(i)any information included with the referral in accordance with regulations under section 12A of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(ii)any address of a party to the proposed civil partnership notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with such regulations or regulations under section 9B of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(e)details of any immigration enforcement action taken by the Secretary of State in respect of a party to the proposed marriage or civil partnership (including any action taken after solemnization of the marriage or formation of the civil partnership);

(f)details of any immigration decision taken wholly or partly by reference to the marriage or civil partnership (whether while it was proposed or after it was solemnized or formed).

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