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The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014

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24 Countries or territories in which armed forces marriage between civil partners may take place

(1) An authorised person may facilitate a civil partnership being changed into a marriage in those countries or territories outside the United Kingdom which have notified the Secretary of State in writing that there is no objection to such changes taking place in that country or territory and which have not subsequently revoked that notice, where at least one of the parties to the civil partnership is— (a) a member of Her Majesty’s forces serving in the country or territory in which it is proposed they change their civil partnership into a marriage; (b) a relevant civilian who is employed in that country or territory; (c) a child of a person falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) whose home is with that person in that country or territory. (2) In a case where one person (“P”) treats, or has treated, another person (“C”), as a child of the family in relation to— (a) a marriage to which P is or was a party; or (b) a civil partnership to which P is or was a party, C is to be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) as the child of P.

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24 Countries or territories in which armed forces marriage between civil partners may take place

(1) An authorised person may facilitate a civil partnership being changed into a marriage in those countries or territories outside the United Kingdom which have notified the Secretary of State in writing that there is no objection to such changes taking place in that country or territory and which have not subsequently revoked that notice, where at least one of the parties to the civil partnership is— (a) a member of Her Majesty’s forces serving in the country or territory in which it is proposed they change their civil partnership into a marriage; (b) a relevant civilian who is employed in that country or territory; (c) a child of a person falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) whose home is with that person in that country or territory. (2) In a case where one person (“P”) treats, or has treated, another person (“C”), as a child of the family in relation to— (a) a marriage to which P is or was a party; or (b) a civil partnership to which P is or was a party, C is to be regarded for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) as the child of P.

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