Commentary on Sections Part 4: Marriage and Civil Partnership Chapter 2: Sham Marriage and Civil Partnership Section 56: Duty to report suspicious marriages and civil partnerships
322.This section amends the 1999 Act.
323.Subsection (2) amends section 24 of the 1999 Act so that the duty conferred on registration officials to report suspected sham marriages to the Secretary of State applies in respect of information received in advance of a person giving notice of marriage.
324.Subsection (3) amends section 24A of the 1999 Act so that the duty conferred on an authorised person within the meaning of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to report suspected sham civil partnerships to the Secretary of State applies in respect of information received in advance of a person giving notice of civil partnership.