SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Marriage overseas
PART 1Consular marriage under UK law
Provision for consular marriage
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Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for two people to marry each other—
a
in prescribed countries or territories outside the United Kingdom, and
b
in the presence of a registration officer,
in cases where the officer is satisfied that the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are met.
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The conditions are that—
a
at least one of the people proposing to marry is a United Kingdom national,
b
the people proposing to marry would have been eligible to marry each other in such part of the United Kingdom as is determined in accordance with the Order,
c
the authorities of the country or territory in which it is proposed that they marry will not object to the marriage, and
d
insufficient facilities exist for them to enter into a marriage under the law of that country or territory.
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For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b), two people who are in a qualifying civil partnership with each other are to be treated as not having been eligible to marry each other in Scotland.
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In sub-paragraph (3) “qualifying civil partnership” has the meaning given by section 5(6) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977.