Procedure for Marriage Sections 21 and 22: Persons subject to immigration control: procedure for marriage: Scotland and supplemental
78.Sections 21 and 22 relate to a marriage where a party to the marriage is subject to immigration control and the marriage is to be solemnised in Scotland.
79.Under section 21(2) notice of such a marriage may only be given to the district registrar of a registration district prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State (after consultation with the Registrar General for Scotland).
80.As with section 19(3), under section 21(3) registrars may only accept notice of such a marriage if satisfied that the party subject to immigration control holds either entry clearance for the purpose of marriage, written permission from the Secretary of State or is in an exempt category (to be specified in regulations).