SCHEDULE 1Consequential and related amendments

PART 2Other primary legislation

Amendment of the Immigration Act 201462

1

The Immigration Act 201497 is amended as follows.

2

In section 48(7) (notice of decision whether to investigate)98—

a

at the end of paragraph (a), omit “and”;

b

after paragraph (b) insert—

, and

c

if different, the superintendent registrar responsible for issuing the marriage schedule under section 31 of the Marriage Act 1949 in relation to the proposed marriage.

3

In section 62 (interpretation of Part 4)99, in the definition of “relevant statutory period”, in paragraph (a)(i)—

a

for “entered in the marriage book” substitute “recorded in the marriage register”;

b

omit “or is entered in an approved electronic form by virtue of section 27(4A) of that Act,”.