24 Offences
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (1977 c 15) | Legislation

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[(A1)     A person (“Aâ€) commits an offence if A purports to enter into a marriage with another person (“Bâ€) knowing that either or both—

(a)     A is already married to or in a civil partnership with a person other than B, or

(b)     B is already married to or in a civil partnership with a person other than A.

(A2)     A person who commits an offence under subsection (A1) is liable—

(a)     on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine (or both),

(b)     on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).]

(1)     Any person who—

(a)     falsifies or forges any Marriage Schedule, certificate or declaration issued or made, or purporting

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