C1Part III Marriage under Superintendent Registrar’s Certificate
Issue of certificates
F128A Power to require evidence.
1
A superintendent registrar to whom a notice of marriage is given under section 27, or any other person attesting a declaration accompanying such a notice, may require the person giving the notice to provide him with specified evidence—
a
relating to that person; or
b
if the superintendent registrar considers that the circumstances are exceptional, relating to each of the persons to be married.
2
Such a requirement may be imposed at any time—
a
on or after the giving of the notice of marriage; but
b
before the superintendent registrar issues his certificate under section 31.
F23
“Specified evidence”, in relation to a person, means such evidence as may be specified in guidance issued by the Registrar General—
a
of the person’s name and surname,
b
of the person’s age,
c
as to whether the person has previously been married or formed a civil partnership and, if so, as to the ending of the marriage or civil partnership, and
d
of the person’s nationality.
Pt. III applied (S.) as to issue of certificates for marriage by Marriage (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 70), s. 1(3)