Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/15/section/5
Timestamp: 2018-07-18 05:50:54
Document Index: 796495904

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 5', 'art 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3']

Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, Section 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 18 July 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Provided that where the objection is on the ground mentioned in subsection (4)(d) below, it shall [F1not be treated as submitted until there has also been produced to the registrar] a supporting certificate [F2attested in the prescribed manner] by a registered medical practitioner.
[F3(1A)For the purpose of subsection (1) above, an objection which is submitted to the registrar by electronic means is to be treated as in writing if it is received in a form which is legible and capable of being used for subsequent reference.]
(3)[F4Subject to subsection (3A) below,] if the Registrar General is satisfied, on consideration of an objection of which he has received notification under subsection (2)(b)(i) above, that—
[F5(3A)Where—
(4)For the purposes of [F6this section] and section 6 of this Act, there is a legal impediment to a marriage where—
(b)one of the parties is, or both are, already married [F7or in civil partnership [F8 other than a qualifying civil partnership with each other]] ;
(f)one or both of the parties is, or are, not domiciled in Scotland and, on a ground other [F10than—
[F11[F12(6)For the purposes of subsection (4)(b) a “qualifying civil partnership” is—
(7)A civil partnership which was registered outside the United Kingdom under an Order in Council made under Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is to be treated for the purposes of [F13subsection (6)(a)(i)(A)] as having been registered in Scotland if—
[F14(8)A civil partnership which was registered outside the United Kingdom under an Order in Council made under Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (6)(a)(i)(B) as having been registered in England and Wales or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland if—
F1Words in s. 5(1) substituted (1.10.2006 for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 50(3)(a)(i), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, art. 2, schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4)
F2Words in s. 5(1) substituted (1.10.2006 for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 50(3)(a)(ii), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, art. 2, schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4)
F3S. 5(1A) inserted (1.10.2006 for specified purposes, 1.1.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 50(3)(b), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, art. 2, schs. 1, 2 (with art. 4)
F4Words inserted by Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, ss. 2, 6(6), Sch. 2 para. 4(a)
F5S. 5(3A) inserted by Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1), ss. 2, 6(6), Sch. 2 para. 4(b)
F6Words substituted by Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (c. 16, SIF 49:1), ss. 2, 6(6), Sch. 2 para. 4(c)
F7Words in s. 5(4)(b) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(c), Sch. 28 para. 44; S.S.I. 2005/604, arts. 2(c), 4
F8Words in s. 5(4)(b) inserted (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 8(3)(a), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F9S. 5(4)(e) repealed (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 2(a), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F10S. 5(4)(f)(i)(ii) substituted for words (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 2(b), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F11S. 5(6) substituted (31.10.2015) by The Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/371), arts. 1, 3(2)
F12S. 5(6)(7) inserted (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 8(3)(b), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F13Words in s. 5(7) substituted (31.10.2015) by The Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/371), arts. 1, 3(3)
F14S. 5(8) inserted (31.10.2015) by The Qualifying Civil Partnership Modification (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/371), arts. 1, 3(4)
C1S. 5 modified (16.12.2014) by The Marriage Between Civil Partners (Procedure for Change and Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/361), regs. 1, 7(2)