Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

12 (1) In this Part of this Schedule— U.K.

(a) a reference to a country or territory includes a reference to the waters of a country or territory;

(b) a reference to Her Majesty's forces serving in a country or territory includes a reference to such forces serving in a ship in the waters of a country or territory;

(c) a reference to a relevant civilian employed in a country or territory includes a reference to such a civilian employed in a ship in the waters of a country or territory.

(2) In this Part of this Schedule—

• “authorised person”, in relation to a marriage in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, means—

  (a)

  a chaplain serving in any of Her Majesty's forces in that country or territory, or

  (b)

  a person authorised by the commanding officer of any of Her Majesty's forces in that country or territory to conduct that marriage or marriages generally;

• “commanding officer” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006;

• “forces marriage” means a marriage solemnized in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule and any Order in Council made under it;

• “Her Majesty's forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006;

• “relevant civilian” means a civilian subject to service discipline (within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006) who is of a prescribed description;

• “relevant part of the United Kingdom”, in relation to a forces marriage, means the part of the United Kingdom determined in accordance with paragraph 8(2)(b) for the purposes of the marriage.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 para. 12 in force at 21.1.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/93, art. 2(b)(iv)

I2 Sch. 6 para. 12 in force at 3.6.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/93, art. 5(c)