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Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977

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  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. Minimum age for marriagePrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 1. Minimum age for marriage.Previous MatchNext Match

  3. Forbidden degreesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 2. Marriage of related persons.Previous MatchNext Match

  4. Preliminaries to regular marriagePrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 3. Notice of intention to marry.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 3A.Additional information if party not relevant nationalPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 3B.Additional evidence if party not relevant nationalPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 3C.Declaration to accompany information and evidencePrevious MatchNext Match

    5. 3D.Rejection of false information or evidencePrevious MatchNext Match

    6. 3E.Marriage notice: treated as not givenPrevious MatchNext Match

    7. 3F.Referral of proposed marriage to Secretary of StatePrevious MatchNext Match

    8. 4. Marriage notice book and list of intended marriages.Previous MatchNext Match

    9. 5. Objections to marriage.Previous MatchNext Match

    10. 6. The Marriage Schedule.Previous MatchNext Match

    11. 6A.Marriage notice: false information or evidencePrevious MatchNext Match

    12. 7. Marriage outside Scotland where a party resides in Scotland.Previous MatchNext Match

  5. Persons who may solemnise marriagePrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 8. Persons who may solemnise marriage.Previous MatchNext Match

  6. Religious or belief marriagesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 9. Registration of nominated persons as celebrants.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 10. Removal of celebrant’s name from register.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 11. Alterations to register maintained under s. 9.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. 12. Temporary authorisation of celebrants.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. 13. Preliminaries to solemnisation of marriages by approved celebrants .Previous MatchNext Match

    6. 14. Form of ceremony to be used by approved celebrant.Previous MatchNext Match

    7. 15. Registration of religious or belief marriages .Previous MatchNext Match

    8. 16. Registrar’s power to require delivery of Marriage Schedule.Previous MatchNext Match

  7. Civil marriagesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 17. Appointment of authorised registrars.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 18. Places at which civil marriages may be solemnised.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 18A. Approved placesPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 19. Marriage ceremony and registration of marriage.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. 20. Second marriage ceremony.Previous MatchNext Match

    6. Void marriagesPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 20A.Grounds on which marriage voidPrevious MatchNext Match

  8. Irregular marriagesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 21. Registration of irregular marriages.Previous MatchNext Match

  9. GeneralPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 22. Interpreters at marriage ceremony.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 23. Cancellation of entry in register of marriages.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 23A. Validity of registered marriage.Previous MatchNext Match

    4. 24. Offences.Previous MatchNext Match

    5. 24A.Form, and manner of attestation, of documentsPrevious MatchNext Match

    6. 25. Regulations.Previous MatchNext Match

    7. 26. Interpretation.Previous MatchNext Match

    8. 27. Transitional and saving provisions.Previous MatchNext Match

    9. 28. Consequential amendments and repeals. Previous MatchNext Match

    10. 29. Short title, commencement and extent.Previous MatchNext Match

  10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE1APrevious MatchNext Match

      Modifications if proposed marriage referred under section 3FPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.IntroductionPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 2.No Marriage Schedule to be completed until decision about investigation etc.Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Marriage to be investigated: extension of 28 day period to 70 daysPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 4.Effect of reducing statutory periodPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIPPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      Consequential Amendments of Other EnactmentsPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. The Foreign Marriage Act 1892 (c. 23)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . ....Previous MatchNext Match

      2. The Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906 (c. 40)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 2.In section 1(1) (British subject giving notice of intended foreign...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 3.In section 2(1) (provision for regulations in relation to foreigners...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. The Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 4.In section 37(1) (one party resident in Scotland)— Previous MatchNext Match

      4. The Marriage (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 70)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 5.In section 1 (notice of marriage intended to be solemnised...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 6.In section 11 (general provision as to fees)— Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 7.In section 12 (fees to be accounted for), at the...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 8.In section 32(1) (provision of registers etc. by Registrar General),...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 9.In section 52 (sending of documents by post), after the...Previous MatchNext Match

    4. SCHEDULE 3Previous MatchNext Match

      RepealsPrevious MatchNext Match

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