Explanatory Notes

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014

2014 asp 5

12 March 2014

Commentary

Part 1 – Marriage

Chapter 5 – Other changes to marriage procedure
Section 19: Marriage outside Scotland: evidence of dissolution of former civil partnership

107.This section amends section 7 of the 1977 Act. The effect of the amendment is that where a person wants to marry outwith Scotland and seeks a certificate about the person’s legal capacity from the district registrar the person must provide a copy of the decree of dissolution or annulment of any civil partnership which the person has previously been in.