The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act 1915

8.—(1) Section 1 of the Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act 1915 (facilities for marriages between British subjects resident in the United Kingdom and British subjects resident elsewhere)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “in the United Kingdom” (in the first place it appears) substitute “in Scotland or Northern Ireland”;

(b) omit “certificates for marriage issued by superintendent registrars in England and of”.

(3) In paragraph (a) of subsection (1)—

(a) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “Scotland or Northern Ireland”;

(b) for “England, Scotland,” substitute “Scotland”;

(c) omit “in England have the same effect as a certificate for marriage issued by a superintendent registrar, and”.

(4) In paragraph (b) of subsection (1)—

(a) for “England, Scotland,” (in both places it appears) substitute “Scotland”;

(b) omit “in England by a superintendent registrar, or”.

(1)

1915 c. 40. Section 1 was amended by the Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Amendment Act 1916. The Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act 1915 was repealed in Scotland by Schedule 3 to the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15), save that by section 27(3) nothing in that Act affected the validity of any marriage solemnised or contracted before 1st January 1978.