PART 5MARRIAGE OVERSEAS

CHAPTER 3Armed forces marriage between civil partners

InterpretationI123

In this Chapter—

a

a reference to a country or territory includes a reference to the waters of a country or territory;

b

a reference to Her Majesty’s forces serving in a country or territory includes a reference to such forces serving in a ship in the waters of a country or territory;

c

a reference to a relevant civilian employed in a country or territory includes a reference to such a civilian employed in a ship in the waters of a country or territory;

d

“authorised person” has the same meaning as in paragraph 12(2)(b) of Schedule 6 to the 2013 Act;

e

“declaration” has the meaning given in article 26 (armed forces declaration);

f

“Her Majesty’s forces” has the same meaning as in the 2006 Act;

g

“relevant civilian” means a civilian subject to service discipline within the meaning of the 2006 Act.