ABSTRACT
Section 22 of the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 (as substituted and amended by the legislation of 1947 and 1988) makes provision for marriage abroad where one person is a member of HM Forces serving in foreign territory or employed within categories to be specified by Order in Council or is a child of a person falling within that category.108 The expression ‘foreign territory’ will not include any part of the Commonwealth109 but it does include a ship in foreign waters.110 The provisions of s 22 are largely declaratory of common law.
