PART 2Consular marriages
Oath before marriage8
Before a marriage is solemnized under this Order, each of the parties entering into the marriage must appear before a registration officer and sign, in a book kept by a registration officer for the purpose, a declaration—
a
that he or she believes —
i
where the relevant part of the United Kingdom is England and Wales, that there is no impediment to the marriage such that the marriage would be void under section 1 of the Marriage Act 19493 or other lawful hindrance;
ii
where the relevant part of the United Kingdom is Scotland, that there is no impediment to the marriage such that the marriage would be void under section 2 of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 19774 (marriage of related persons) or other lawful hindrance;
b
that both of the parties have for a period of 21 days ending on the day on which the declaration is made had their usual residence within the consular district of the registration officer; and
c
where either party is under the age of 18 and the relevant part of the United Kingdom is England and Wales—
i
that any consent to the marriage which is required in respect of that party has been obtained;
ii
that the necessity of obtaining any such consent in respect of that party has been dispensed with; or
iii
that the party is either a widow or a widower or surviving civil partner or that there is no person having authority to give any such consent.