Immigration Act 2014

1 (1) This paragraph applies if— E+W

(a) a superintendent registrar refers a proposed marriage to the Secretary of State under section 28H of the Marriage Act 1949, or

(b) a registration authority refers a proposed civil partnership to the Secretary of State under section 12A of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(2) The Secretary of State may—

(a) disclose relevant information to a registration official, or

(b) supply a document containing relevant information to a registration official.

(3) In this paragraph “relevant information” means any of the following information—

(a) the fact that the proposed marriage or civil partnership has been referred to the Secretary of State;

(b) the names of the parties to the proposed marriage or civil partnership;

(c) in the case of a proposed marriage—

(i) any information included with the referral in accordance with regulations under section 28H of the Marriage Act 1949;

(ii) any address of a party to the proposed marriage notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with such regulations or regulations under section 28D of the Marriage Act 1949;

(d) in the case of a proposed civil partnership—

(i) any information included with the referral in accordance with regulations under section 12A of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(ii) any address of a party to the proposed civil partnership notified to the Secretary of State in accordance with such regulations or regulations under section 9B of the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

(e) details of any immigration enforcement action taken by the Secretary of State in respect of a party to the proposed marriage or civil partnership (including any action taken after solemnization of the marriage or formation of the civil partnership);

(f) details of any immigration decision taken wholly or partly by reference to the marriage or civil partnership (whether while it was proposed or after it was solemnized or formed).