The Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Northern Ireland and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015

3.  In section 50 (conduct of investigation)—

(a) in subsection (11) in the definition of “relevant requirement” after ““relevant requirement”” insert “in relation to a proposed marriage or civil partnership under the law of England and Wales,”;

(b) after the definition of “relevant requirement” insert—

““relevant requirement” in relation to a proposed marriage or civil partnership under the law of Northern Ireland, means any requirement imposed by law, including a requirement imposed by or in accordance with—

(a) subsection (3);

(b) regulations under paragraph 4 of Schedule 5;

(c) Article 3A or 3B of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

(d) Article 5 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 so far as that requirement relates to nationality;

(e) section 139A or 139B of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(f) section 141 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 so far as that requirement relates to nationality.”.