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

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7.  In section 19(1) (marriage ceremony and registration of marriage), after subsection (1) insert—

(1ZA) Unless subsection (1ZB) applies, if a proposed marriage is referred to the Secretary of State under section 3F (“the referred marriage”) the Registrar General may not authorise an authorised registrar to solemnise the referred marriage on the date mentioned in subsection (1)(b) without the consent of the Secretary of State.

(1ZB) This subsection applies if the request made under subsection (1)(a) is made because a party to the referred marriage is gravely ill and not expected to recover.

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Subsection (1A) was inserted by section 50 of the 2006 Act.

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