The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014
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SCHEDULE 4 Consequential provisions relating to consular marriage
Article 5 1 (1) Any person is entitled to obtain, from the Registrar General for England and Wales or from the Registrar General for Scotland a certified copy of any entry in a marriage register book transmitted to that Registrar General under section 10 of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 or article 6 of the Foreign Marriage Order 1970 as the case may be, on payment of a fee. (2) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (1) is the same fee as is for the time being charged by that Registrar General for the provision of a certified copy of, and any necessary search for, an entry in the records in their custody of marriages performed in England and Wales or Scotland, as the case may be. (3) A certified copy provided under sub-paragraph (1) shall be sufficient evidence of the marriage. 2 (1) Any person is entitled to obtain, from the Registrar General for England and Wales or from the Registrar General for Scotland, a certified copy of any of the documents specified in sub-paragraph (3) transmitted to that Registrar General in accordance with article 7 of the Foreign Marriage Order 1970 on payment of a fee. (2) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (1) is the same fee as is for the time being charged by that Registrar General for the provision of a certified copy of, and any necessary search for, an entry in the records in their custody of marriages performed in England and Wales or Scotland, as the case may be. (3) The documents referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are— (a) a certificate of a foreign marriage, (b) any translation of such a certificate, (c) any certificate produced by a consular officer regarding the accuracy of the translation. (4) A certified copy provided by a Registrar General under sub-paragraph (1) of any entry in the register under the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 is sufficient evidence of the formation of a foreign marriage. (5) In this paragraph a “foreign marriage” means a marriage solemnized in a foreign country. 3 Where the Registrar General for England and Wales receives a certified copy of an entry in a marriage register book kept under section 9 of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892, relating to a party shown to be from Northern Ireland, that Registrar General shall send a copy of that entry to the Registrar General for Northern Ireland.
SCHEDULE 4 Consequential provisions relating to consular marriage
Article 5 1 (1) Any person is entitled to obtain, from the Registrar General for England and Wales or from the Registrar General for Scotland a certified copy of any entry in a marriage register book transmitted to that Registrar General under section 10 of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 or article 6 of the Foreign Marriage Order 1970 as the case may be, on payment of a fee. (2) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (1) is the same fee as is for the time being charged by that Registrar General for the provision of a certified copy of, and any necessary search for, an entry in the records in their custody of marriages performed in England and Wales or Scotland, as the case may be. (3) A certified copy provided under sub-paragraph (1) shall be sufficient evidence of the marriage. 2 (1) Any person is entitled to obtain, from the Registrar General for England and Wales or from the Registrar General for Scotland, a certified copy of any of the documents specified in sub-paragraph (3) transmitted to that Registrar General in accordance with article 7 of the Foreign Marriage Order 1970 on payment of a fee. (2) The fee payable under sub-paragraph (1) is the same fee as is for the time being charged by that Registrar General for the provision of a certified copy of, and any necessary search for, an entry in the records in their custody of marriages performed in England and Wales or Scotland, as the case may be. (3) The documents referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are— (a) a certificate of a foreign marriage, (b) any translation of such a certificate, (c) any certificate produced by a consular officer regarding the accuracy of the translation. (4) A certified copy provided by a Registrar General under sub-paragraph (1) of any entry in the register under the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 is sufficient evidence of the formation of a foreign marriage. (5) In this paragraph a “foreign marriage” means a marriage solemnized in a foreign country. 3 Where the Registrar General for England and Wales receives a certified copy of an entry in a marriage register book kept under section 9 of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892, relating to a party shown to be from Northern Ireland, that Registrar General shall send a copy of that entry to the Registrar General for Northern Ireland.
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