SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Marriage overseas

PART 3Marriage of forces personnel under UK law

Interpretation

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1

In this Part of this Schedule—

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.

2

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “authorised person”, in relation to a marriage in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, means—

    1. a

      a chaplain serving in any of Her Majesty's forces in that country or territory, or

    2. b

      a person authorised by the commanding officer of any of Her Majesty's forces in that country or territory to conduct that marriage or marriages generally;

  • “commanding officer” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006;

  • “forces marriage” means a marriage solemnized in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule and any Order in Council made under it;

  • “Her Majesty's forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006;

  • “relevant civilian” means a civilian subject to service discipline (within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006) who is of a prescribed description;

  • “relevant part of the United Kingdom”, in relation to a forces marriage, means the part of the United Kingdom determined in accordance with paragraph 8(2)(b) for the purposes of the marriage.