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(1)These expressions have the meanings given—
“exempt person” has the meaning given in section 49;
“registrar” means a registrar of births, deaths and marriages;
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General for England and Wales;
“registration authority” has the same meaning as in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (see section 28 of that Act);
“relevant national” means—
a British citizen,
a national of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, or
a national of Switzerland;
“relevant statutory period” means—
in relation to a proposed marriage, the period—
beginning the day after notice of the proposed marriage is entered in the marriage book in accordance with Part 3 of the Marriage Act 1949, or is entered in an approved electronic form by virtue of section 27(4A) of that Act, and
ending at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with that day;
in relation to a proposed civil partnership, the period—
beginning the day after notice of the proposed civil partnership is recorded in the register in accordance with Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, and
ending at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with that day;
“section 48 notice” means a notice given under section 48(7) or (8);
“superintendent registrar” means a superintendent registrar of births, deaths and marriages.
(2)A reference to a person being a party to a proposed marriage or civil partnership is a reference to a person who would be a party to the marriage or civil partnership if it took place as proposed.
(3)A reference to a proposed marriage or civil partnership being a sham is a reference to a marriage or civil partnership which would (if it took place as proposed) be a sham marriage or sham civil partnership (within the meaning of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 — see section 24 or 24A of that Act).
(4)For provision about the interpretation of the following expressions, see section 49—
(a)the appropriate immigration status;
(b)a relevant visa.
(5)This section, and the provision mentioned in subsection (4), apply for the purposes of this Part.
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