2.—(1) The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977(1) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In section 3(3) (notice of intention to marry)(2), after “shall” insert “, unless subsection (3ZA) applies,”.
(3) After section 3(3) insert—
“(3ZA) This subsection applies where—
(a)the document submitted is accompanied by a multilingual standard form issued by an authority in a Member State of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3); and
(b)the district registrar considers that the information included in the multilingual standard form is sufficient for processing the document.”.
(4) In section 7(1) (marriage outside Scotland where a party resides in Scotland)(4), after “sections 3(2), (3)” insert “, (3ZA)”.
Section 3(3) was amended by the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), section 50(2).
OJ L 200, 26.7.2016, p.1.
Section 7(1) was amended by the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), section 3(3) and section 17(3).