The Sham Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland and Northern Ireland) (Administrative) Regulations 2015

Timing of referral S+N.I.

15.  As soon as practicable after (as the case may be)—

(a) the district registrar has entered the particulars of the proposed marriage in the marriage notice book under section 4(1) of the 1977 Act M1 ,

(b) the district registrar has entered the particulars of the proposed civil partnership in the civil partnership book under section 89(1) of the 2004 Act M2 ,

(c) the registrar has entered the particulars of the proposed marriage in the marriage notice book under Article 4(1) of the 2003 Order M3 ,

(d) the registrar has entered the particulars of the proposed civil partnership in the civil partnership notice book under section 140(1) of the 2004 Act M4 ,

he or she must refer the proposed marriage or civil partnership to the Secretary of State.

Marginal Citations

M1 Relevant amendments are made to section 4 (insertion of subsection (6)) by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Scotland Order.

M2 Relevant amendments are made to section 89 (insertion of subsection (5)) by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Scotland Order.

M3 Relevant amendments are made to Article 4 (insertion of paragraphs (2A) and (2B)) by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Order.

M4 Relevant amendments are made to section 140 (insertion of subsections (2A) and (2B)) by paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Order.