The Overseas Marriage (Armed Forces) Order 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/1108 |
| Year | 2014 |
2014No. 1108
MARRIAGE
The Overseas Marriage (Armed Forces) Order 2014
28thApril2014
3rdJune2014
At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 28th day of April 2014
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by paragraphs 8, 9 and 14 of Schedule 6 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013( 1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order.
In accordance with paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 6 to that Act a draft of the statutory instrument containing the Order in Council has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, and extent
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Overseas Marriage (Armed Forces) Order 2014 and comes into force on 3rd June 2014.
(2) This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Interpretation
2. In this Order-
"the Act" means the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013;
"relevant governing authority" means the person or persons recognised by members of a religious organisation as competent for the purpose of giving consent for the purposes of this Order.
Countries or territories in which armed forces marriages may take place
3. The marriage of two people may be solemnized in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom in the presence of an authorised person where-
(a) the authorised person is satisfied that the conditions set out in paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 6 to the Act are met; and(b) in the case of a marriage of a same sex couple, the marriage takes place in a country or territory referred to in article 5.Relevant part of the United Kingdom
4. For the purposes of paragraph 8(2)(b) of Schedule 6 to the Act the relevant part of the United Kingdom is the part nominated by the parties under article 6(3)(c).
Countries or territories in which the marriage of same sex couples may take place
5. The countries or territories in which two people of the same sex may marry each other in the presence of an authorised person are those countries or territories which have notified the Secretary of State in writing that there is no objection to such marriages taking place in that country or territory and have not subsequently revoked that notice.
Notice of intended marriage
6. (1) Before any marriage can be solemnized under this Order, one of the parties to the proposed marriage must give notice of the parties' intention to marry to his or her commanding officer.
(2) The notice under paragraph (1) may only be given by a party to the proposed marriage who falls within one of the descriptions in paragraph 8(2)(a) of Schedule 6 to the Act.
(3) A notice under paragraph (1) must contain the following information-
(a) in respect of each of the parties to the proposed...To continue reading
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