Procedure for Marriage Sections 23 and 24: Person subject to immigration control: procedure for marriage: Northern Ireland and supplemental
81.Sections 23 and 24 relate to a marriage which is to be solemnised in Northern Ireland where a party to the marriage is subject to immigration control.
82.Under section 23(2)(a) notice of such a marriage can only be given to a registrar prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State (after consultation with the Registrar General for Northern Ireland).
83.Section 23(2)(b) allows the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Registrar General for Northern Ireland, to prescribe in regulations cases in which notices must be given in person at a prescribed register office.
84.As with section 19(3), under section 23(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).