The Sham Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland and Northern Ireland) (Administrative) Regulations 2015

Rejection of evidence of changed addressS+N.I.

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13.—(1) The Secretary of State may reject any evidence relating to a party's change of address provided (or purported to be provided) in accordance with regulation 12 if the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the evidence is false.

(2) If the Secretary of State rejects any evidence relating to a party's change of address, the Secretary of State may proceed as if that evidence had not been provided (and notice of change of address under regulation 11 had not been given).