PART 4Marriage and civil partnership

CHAPTER 2Sham marriage and civil partnership

56Duty to report suspicious marriages and civil partnerships

1

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is amended in accordance with this section.

2

In section 24 (duty to report suspicious marriages), in subsection (1)—

a

after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

a superintendent registrar, or registrar of births, deaths and marriages, who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,

b

at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;

c

after paragraph (c) insert—

ca

a district registrar who receives information in advance of a person submitting such a notice or certificate,

d

after paragraph (d) insert

or

da

a registrar or deputy registrar who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,

3

In section 24A (duty to report suspicious civil partnerships), in subsection (1)—

a

after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

a registration authority that receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,

b

at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;

c

after paragraph (c) insert—

ca

a district registrar who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,

d

after paragraph (d) insert

or

da

a registrar who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,