The Foreign Marriage Order 1970

3.—(1) Before a marriage is solemnised in a foreign country under the Foreign Marriage Acts 1892 to 1947(1), the marriage officer must be satisfied:

(a) that at least one of the parties is a British subject; and

(b) that the authorities of that country will not object to the solemnisation of the marriage; and

(c) that insufficient facilities exist for the marriage of the parties under the law of that country; and

(d) that the parties will be regarded as validly married by the law of the country to which each party belongs.

(2) If a marriage officer, by reason of anything in this Article, refuses to solemnise or allow to be solemnised in his presence the marriage of any person requiring such marriage to be solemnised, that person shall have the same right to appeal to the Secretary of State as is given by section 5 of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892.

(1)

1892 c. 23;1934 c.13; 1947 c. 33.