Citation, commencement and transitional provision
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Northern Ireland and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015.
(2) It comes into force on 1st March 2015.
(3) Article 2(1) and (3) and the amendments made by Schedules 1 and 3, and article 2(4) and Schedule 4 so far as those provisions relate to amendments to sections 48 and 50 of the Immigration Act 2014, apply only to proposed marriages and civil partnerships in respect of which notice is given under Article 3(1) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(1) or section 139 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(2) after the day on which this Order comes into force.
Extension of referral and investigation scheme
2.—(1) Schedule 1 (which amends the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003) and the Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003) has effect.
(2) Schedule 2 (which amends the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004(3)) has effect.
(3) Schedule 3 (which amends the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Civil Partnership Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005) has effect.
(4) Schedule 4 (which amends the Immigration Act 2014) has effect.
(5) Schedule 5 (which makes provision about the disclosure of information) has effect.
James Brokenshire
Minister of State
Home Office
26th February 2015