SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Sham marriage and civil partnership: administrative regulations

Referral

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1

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring a person to act in accordance with the regulations when complying with a duty of referral.

2

The regulations may, in particular, make provision about—

a

the form, manner or timing of the referral;

b

information, photographs or evidence — or copies of any of those things — to be included with the referral.

3

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring a person who refers a proposed marriage or civil partnership in accordance with a duty of referral to give the parties to the proposed marriage or civil partnership information prescribed in the regulations about—

a

the effects of the referral;

b

any requirements under regulations under paragraph 4 to notify the Secretary of State of changes of address.

4

In this paragraph—

  • “duty of referral” means a duty (whether or not contained in provision made by an extension order) to refer a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the referral and investigation scheme;

  • “referral” means the referral of a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership under a duty of referral.