Preliminaries to regular marriage
3DF1Rejection of false information or evidence
1
A district registrar may reject—
a
any evidence relating to a party’s nationality provided in accordance with section 3(4A),
b
any information or photograph provided under section 3A or 3B, or
c
any evidence provided under section 3B,
if (in particular) the district registrar has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information, photograph or evidence is false.
2
If the district registrar rejects any information, photograph or evidence, the district registrar may proceed under this Act as if the rejected information, photograph or evidence had not been provided.
3
This section does not limit the powers of district registrars to reject anything provided under any other enactment.
4
In this section “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.