▁years ▁old ▁( though ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁no ▁parent al ▁consent ▁needed ). ▁A ▁further ▁law ▁change ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁abol ish ▁these ▁irregular ▁mar ri ages ▁by ▁declaration . ▁The ▁resident ial ▁requirement ▁was ▁lifted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁G ret na ▁Green ▁remains ▁a ▁fav oured ▁location ▁for ▁marriage ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁rom antic ▁associations , ▁with ▁Dum f ries ▁and ▁Gall ow ay ▁( the ▁council ▁area ▁containing ▁G ret na ▁Green ) ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁area ▁to ▁get ▁married ▁in ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( 4 , 3 9 5 ▁mar ri ages ▁in ▁Dum f ries ▁and ▁Gall ow ay , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 9 , 6 9 1 ▁mar ri ages ▁throughout ▁Scotland ). ▁ ▁El ig ibility ▁The ▁marriage able ▁age ▁is ▁ 1 6 . ▁Mar riage ▁must ▁be ▁between ▁two ▁otherwise ▁un mar ried ▁people . ▁( Foreign ▁divor ces ▁are ▁generally ▁recogn ised , ▁but ▁existing ▁foreign ▁pol yg am ous ▁mar ri ages ▁prevent ▁a ▁marriage ▁in ▁Scotland ▁as ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁big amy ). ▁ ▁C ertain ▁relatives ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁marry . ▁ ▁Under ▁Sc ots ▁law , ▁one ▁may ▁not ▁marry ▁one ' s : ▁ ▁ancest or ▁or ▁desc endant ▁sib ling ▁a unt / un cle ▁or ▁nep hew / nie ce ▁adopt ive ▁parent ▁adopted ▁child ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁following ▁mar ri ages ▁are ▁not