[3F Referral of proposed marriage to Secretary of State]
Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (1977 c 15) | Legislation

[3F  Referral of proposed marriage to Secretary of State]

[(1)     On every occasion when a marriage notice is submitted under section 3, a district registrar shall decide whether or not each of the parties to the proposed marriage is an exempt person.

(2)     But this section does not apply if the parties are in a qualifying civil partnership (within the meaning of section 5(6)) with each other.

(3)     In making a decision under subsection (1) about a party to a proposed marriage, a district registrar

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