21In section 78 (interpretation) the following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (2)—
“(3)For the purposes of this Act a person is house-bound if—
(a)the notice of his or her marriage given in accordance with section 27 of this Act is accompanied by a medical statement (within the meaning of section 27A(7) of this Act) made, not more than fourteen days before the date on which that notice was given, in relation to that person ; and
(b)he or she is not a detained person.
(4)For the purposes of this Act a person is a detained person if he or she is for the time being detained—
(a)otherwise than by virtue of section 2, 4, 5, 35, 36 or 136 of the [1983 c. 20.] Mental Health Act 1983 (short term detentions), as a patient in a hospital; or
(b)in a prison or other place to which the [1952 c. 52.] Prison Act 1952 applies,
and in paragraph (a) above " patient" and " hospital" have the same meanings as in Part II of the Mental Health Act 1983.
(5)For the purposes of this Act a person who is house-bound or is a detained person shall be taken, if he or she would not otherwise be, to be resident and usually resident at the place where he or she is for the time being.”.