The Registration of Marriages Regulations 2015

Interpretation E+W

1.  In this Schedule—

“claim for asylum” means a claim within the meaning of section 94(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(1);

“Council Regulation” means the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 of 27th November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility;

“driving licence” means a licence granted under—

(a)

Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(2), or

(b)

the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(3),

and includes a provisional licence, a counterpart Community licence and a British external licence within the meaning of those enactments;

“humanitarian protection” means humanitarian protection granted in accordance with paragraph 339C of the immigration rules;

“immigration rules” means the rules for the time being laid down as mentioned in section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971(4);

“indefinite leave to enter or remain” means leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom given in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Act 1971 or the immigration rules which is not limited as to duration;

“limited leave to enter or remain” means leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom given in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Act 1971 or the immigration rules which is limited as to duration;

“settled status” has the same meaning as in section 33(2A) of the Immigration Act 1971(5);

“Stateless Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons done at New York on 28th September 1954(6);

“stateless person” has the same meaning as in Article 1 of the Stateless Convention;

“travel document” means a document which is not a passport, allowing a person to travel outside the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 2.3.2015, see reg. 1

(1)

1999 c. 33.

(2)

1988 c. 52.

(3)

S.I. 1981/154.

(4)

1971 c. 77. There are amendments to section 3, not relevant here.

(5)

Section 33(2A) was inserted by section 39(6) and paragraph 7(b) of Schedule 4 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61).

(6)

United Nations, Treaty Series, volume 360 at page 117.