Part 3 Marriage of Forces Personnel Under UK Law
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Part 3 Marriage of Forces Personnel Under UK Law

Provision for marriage of armed forces personnel

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(1)     Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for—

(a)     a man and a woman to marry each other in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, and

(b)     for a same sex couple to marry in prescribed countries or territories outside the United Kingdom,

in the presence of an authorised person, in cases where the authorised person is satisfied that the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are met.

(2)     The conditions are that—

(a)     at least one of the people proposing to marry is—

(i)     a member of Her Majesty's forces serving in the country or territory in which it is proposed that they marry,

(ii)     a relevant civilian who is employed in that country or territory, or

(iii)     a child of a person falling within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) whose home is with that person in that country or territory, and

(b)     the people proposing to marry would have been eligible to marry each other in such part of the United Kingdom as is determined in accordance with the Order.

(3)     In a case

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