SCHEDULE 5 Sham Marriage and Civil Partnership: Administrative Regulations

SCHEDULE 5 Sham Marriage and Civil Partnership: Administrative Regulations

Section 54

Introduction

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(1)     This Schedule sets out the kinds of regulations which may be made by the Secretary of State under section 54(2).

(2)     In this Schedule—

“extension order†has the meaning given in section 54(1);

“proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership†means a proposed marriage or civil partnership under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Notices

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(1)     The Secretary of State may make regulations which make provision about the giving of relevant notices.

(2)     Regulations under this paragraph may, in particular, provide that a relevant notice given in accordance with the regulations is to be presumed to have been received by the person to whom it is given.

(3)     In this paragraph “relevant notice†means—

(a)     a notice, under any provision of the referral and investigation scheme, which relates to a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership, and

(b)     any other notice relating to the referral of a proposed Scottish or Northern Ireland marriage or civil partnership to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the referral and investigation scheme,

(whether

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