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<Text>A person who is a party to a proposed marriage or civil partnership is an exempt person if the person—</Text>
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<Text>is a relevant national;</Text>
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<Text>has the appropriate immigration status; or</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/1/c" id="section-49-1-c">
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<Text>holds a relevant visa in respect of the proposed marriage or civil partnership.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>A person has the appropriate immigration status if the person—</Text>
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a
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<Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/2/b" id="section-49-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>is exempt from immigration control; or</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/2/c" id="section-49-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>is settled in the United Kingdom (within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971 — see section 33(2A) of that Act).</Text>
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<Text>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">Retained enforceable EU right</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">” means a right that—</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">a</Addition>
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<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">was created or arose by or under the EU Treaties before the coming into force of this subsection, and</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">b</Addition>
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<Text>
<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">forms part of retained EU law by virtue of section 3 or 4 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018,</Addition>
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<Addition ChangeId="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5-1628865131621" CommentaryRef="key-cbf349cf93866a5e12893dfe770f6ca5">as that right is modified from time to time.</Addition>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/3" id="section-49-3">
<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The question of whether a person is exempt from immigration control is to be determined in accordance with regulations made for this purpose by the Secretary of State.</Text>
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</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/4" id="section-49-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A person holds a relevant visa if the person holds a visa or other authorisation that is of a kind specified for this purpose in regulations made by the Secretary of State.</Text>
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</P2>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>The Secretary of State may not specify a visa or other authorisation under subsection (4) unless the Secretary of State considers that the purpose of issuing that kind of visa or authorisation is, or includes, enabling a person to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to marry or form a civil partnership.</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 49 in force at 20.10.2014 for specified purposes by
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,
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</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 49 applied by S.I. 2003/413 (N.I. 3), Sch. 1 para. 3A(9) (as inserted (1.3.2015) by
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,
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,
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(with
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))
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 49 applied by 2004 c. 33, s. 139A(9) (as inserted (1.3.2015) by
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,
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,
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(with
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))
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 49 applied by 1977 c. 35, s. 3A(10) (as inserted (1.3.2015) by
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,
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,
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(with
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))
</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 49 applied by 2004 c. 33, s. 88A(9) (as inserted (1.3.2015) by
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,
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,
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(with
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<Commentary id="key-b399312a449af4c990ca02c36eda792d" Type="I">
<Para>
<Text>
S. 49 in force at 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force by
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,
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<Para>
<Text>
S. 49(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by
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,
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,
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;
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="c9wr5gps4-00010" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>
,
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef id="cafeal5h4-00004" SectionRef="section-49-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22/section/49/2/a">S. 49(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>
omitted (1.7.2021) by virtue of
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