PART 4Marriage and civil partnership
CHAPTER 3Other provisions
Miscellaneous
I160Regulations about evidence
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations about evidence relevant to the determination of any of the following questions for a purpose of this Part—
a
whether a person is a relevant national;
b
whether a person has the appropriate immigration status;
c
whether a person has a relevant visa.
2
The regulations may, in particular, make provision about—
a
the kind of evidence which is to be supplied;
b
the form in which evidence is to be supplied;
c
the manner in which evidence is to be supplied;
d
the period within which evidence is to be supplied;
e
the supply of further evidence;
f
the sufficiency of evidence supplied;
g
the consequences of failing to supply sufficient evidence in accordance with the regulations (including provision to secure that, in such a case, a particular decision is made or is to be treated as having been made);
h
the retention or copying of evidence supplied.
3
The Secretary of State must consult the Registrar General before making regulations under this section.
4
In this section “evidence” includes a photograph or other image.