HC Deb 03 July 1969 vol 786 c128W
Captain Kerby

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is the practice of the immigration officers to admit the polygamous wives of United Kingdom citizens who have emigrated, have contracted polygamous marriages abroad, and then return with their wives.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

A person domiciled in the United Kingdom is not capable of contracting a valid polygamous marriage and an immigration officer would bear this in mind in examining any claim to admission as the polygamous wife of a returning resident.

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