27.—(1) An authorised person may facilitate the conversion pursuant to regulation 3(3)(b) of a convertible Northern Ireland marriage in those countries or territories outside the United Kingdom which have notified the Secretary of State in writing that there is no objection to such conversions taking place in that country or territory and which have not subsequently revoked that notice, where at least one of the parties to the marriage—
(a)is a member of Her Majesty’s forces serving in the country or territory in which it is proposed they convert their marriage,
(b)is a relevant civilian employed in that country or territory, or
(c)is a child of a person falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b), and whose home is with that person in that country or territory.
(2) In a case where one person (“P”) treats, or has treated, another person (“C”) as a child of the family in relation to—
(a)a marriage to which P is or was a party, or
(b)a civil partnership to which P is or was a party,
C is to be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) as the child of P.