HC Deb 30 June 1977 vol 934 cc324-5W
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the overseas posts which are empowered to conduct marriages under the Foreign Marriages Act; and what persons may apply to be married in this way.

Mr. Luard

Marriage warrants are held at the overseas posts listed below. These warrants empower the holder to conduct marriages subject to the conditions laid down in the Foreign Marriage Order 1970.

Abu Dhabi Jedda
Aden Jerusalem
Alexandria Kabul
Algeciras Kathmandu
Amman Khartoum
Antwerp Kuwait
Athens Las Palmas
Baghdad Madrid
Bahrain Mogadishu
Barcelona Muscat
Beirut Palma
Bilbao Rabat
Brussels Rangoon
Cairo Sana'a
Casablanca Seoul
Dakar Tangier
Damascus Tehran
Doha Tel Aviv
Dubai Tripoli

Any British subject may apply to be married at these posts.

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