SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Information

PART 1Disclosure of information etc where proposed marriage or civil partnership referred to Secretary of State

1

1

This paragraph applies if—

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).