There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 17.
(1)The 1977 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In section 3 (notice of intention to marry), after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)A district registrar to whom a notice under subsection (1) is submitted may require the person submitting the notice to provide the district registrar with specified nationality evidence relating to each of the parties to the marriage.
(4B)A requirement under subsection (4A) may be imposed at any time—
(a)on or after the submitting of the notice under subsection (1); but
(b)before the district registrar completes the Marriage Schedule.
(4C)In subsection (4A), “specified nationality evidence” means such evidence of that person's nationality as may be specified in guidance issued by the Registrar General.”.
(3)In section 7 (marriage outside Scotland where a party resides in Scotland), in subsection (1) for “and (3)” substitute “ , (3) and (4A) to (4C) ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 17 in force at 1.9.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/212, art. 2, Sch.
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