55 Meaning of “sham marriage” and “sham civil partnership”
Immigration Act 2014 (2014 c 22) | Legislation

Chapter 2
Sham Marriage And Civil Partnership

55  Meaning of “sham marriage” and “sham civil partnership”

(1)     The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is amended in accordance with this section.

(2)     In section 24 (duty to report suspicious marriages), for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5)     A marriage (whether or not it is void) is a “sham marriage” if—

(a)     either, or both, of the parties to the marriage is not a relevant national,

(b)     there is no genuine relationship between the parties to the marriage, and

(c)

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