PART 4

Marriage and civil partnership
CHAPTER 2

Sham marriage and civil partnership

Duty to report suspicious marriages and civil partnerships
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1
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is amended in accordance with this section.
2
In section 24 (duty to report suspicious marriages), in subsection (1)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
a superintendent registrar, or registrar of births, deaths and marriages, who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,
;
b
at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;
c
after paragraph (c) insert—
ca
a district registrar who receives information in advance of a person submitting such a notice or certificate,
;
d
after paragraph (d) insert
or
da
a registrar or deputy registrar who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,
.
3
In section 24A (duty to report suspicious civil partnerships), in subsection (1)—
a
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
a registration authority that receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,
;
b
at the end of paragraph (c), omit “or”;
c
after paragraph (c) insert—
ca
a district registrar who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,
;
d
after paragraph (d) insert
or
da
a registrar who receives information in advance of a person giving such a notice,
.