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MARRIAGE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS (FACILITIES) ACT 1915

MARRIAGE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS (FACILITIES) ACT 1915 - LONG TITLE

An Act to facilitate Marriages between British Subjects resident in
the United Kingdom and British Subjects resident in other parts of
His Majesty's Dominions or in British Protectorates.
[19th May 1915]
Facilities for marriages between British subjects resident in Ireland
and British subjects resident elsewhere.

MARRIAGE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS (FACILITIES) ACT 1915 - SECT 1

1.(1) Where His Majesty is satisfied that the law in force in any
part of His Majesty's dominions outside the United Kingdom makes due
provision for the publication of banns or for the giving of notice
in respect of marriages between British subjects intended to be
solemnized or contracted in the United Kingdom, and for the
recognition... of certificates for marriage issued by registrars in
Ireland as sufficient notice in respect of marriages between British
subjects intended to be solemnized or contracted in that part of
His Majesty's dominions, His Majesty may by Order in Council declare
that this section shall apply to that part of His dominions, and
in such case

(a)where a marriage is intended to be solemnized or contracted in
the United Kingdom between a British subject resident in... Ireland
and a British subject resident in that part of His Majesty's
dominions, a certificate of the publication of banns or a
certificate of notice of marriage issued in accordance with such law
shall in... Ireland have the same effect as a certificate for
marriage issued by a registrar in... Ireland; and

(b)where a marriage is intended to be solemnized or contracted in
that part of His Majesty's dominions between a British subject
resident in that part and a British subject resident in... Ireland,
a certificate for marriage may be issued in ... Ireland by a
registrar, in the like manner as if the marriage was to be
solemnized or contracted under circumstances requiring the issue of
such a certificate, and as if both such British subjects were
resident in... Ireland,...

MARRIAGE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS (FACILITIES) ACT 1915 - SECT 2
Extension to protectorates.

2. His Majesty may by Order in Council extend this Act to any
British protectorate, and on the making of any such Order this Act
shall, subject to the provisions of the Order, have effect as if
the protectorate were part of His Majesty's dominions.

MARRIAGE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS (FACILITIES) ACT 1915 - SECT 3
Short title.

3. This Act may be cited as the Marriage of British Subjects
(Facilities) Act, 1915.