The Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Scotland) Order 2015

PART 2 Disclosure of information etc where proposed marriage or civil partnership referred to Secretary of State

6.—(1) This paragraph applies if—

(a) a district registrar refers a proposed marriage to the Secretary of State under section 3F of the 1977 Act, or

(b) a district registrar refers a proposed civil partnership to the Secretary of State under section 88F of the 2004 Act.

(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) any information included with the referral in accordance with regulations under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the 2014 Act;

(d) any address of a party to the proposed marriage or civil partnership notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with such regulations or regulations under paragraph 4 of that Schedule;

(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 the solemnisation 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 solemnised or formed).