PART 3Marriage under Foreign Law

Application for a certificate of no impediment to the superintendent registrar14

1

Any United Kingdom national (N) (if resident in England and Wales) who wishes to be married in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom which is not included in Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 19815 where the law of that country or territory requires N to obtain a certificate of no impediment to be issued by the domestic authorities in the United Kingdom may make an application for such a certificate to the superintendent registrar in England and Wales.

2

An application under paragraph (1) must be made to the superintendent registrar of the registration district in which N is resident and has resided in for no less than the period immediately preceding the application as would be required in order to give notice of marriage in England and Wales.

3

An application under paragraph (1) must be accompanied by—

a

a notice, which must be dated and signed by N, containing the following details in relation to each of the parties to the proposed marriage—

i

forenames;

ii

surname;

iii

nationality;

iv

date of birth;

v

sex;

vi

address;

vii

condition;

viii

occupation;

b

a declaration signed by N that—

i

N is resident and has resided in the registration district in which notice is given for no less than the same period immediately preceding the giving of the notice as would be required if the marriage were to be solemnized in England and Wales;

ii

if N, not being a widower or widow or surviving civil partner, is under the age of eighteen years, that the consent of the persons whose consent to the marriage is required by law has been obtained, or that there is no person having authority to give that consent, as the case may be;

iii

N believes there to be no impediment to the marriage such that the marriage would be void under section 1 of the Marriage Act 19496 or otherwise.