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Who can be married in Scotland?

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Any two people, regardless of where they live, can marry in Scotland, provided that:

both are at least 16 on the day of marriage
they are unmarried
they are not of the same sex
they are capable of understanding the nature of a marriage ceremony and of consenting to marriage
the marriage would be regarded as valid in any foreign country to which either person belongs
they are not related to each other in a way which would prevent their marrying.

A man may not marry his

Mother
Daughter
Grandmother
Granddaughter
Sister
Aunt
Niece
Great-grandmother
Great-granddaughter

A woman may not marry her

Father
Son
Grandfather
Grandson
Brother
Uncle
Nephew
Great-grandfather
Great-grandson

Except in the circumstances explained below, a man may not marry his

Former wife's daughter or granddaughter
Father's or grandfather's former wife
Former civil partner’s daughter or granddaughter
Mother’s or Grandmother’s former civil partner

Except in the circumstances explained below, a woman may not marry her

Former husband's son or grandson
Mother's or grandmother's former husband
Former civil partner’s son or grandson
Father’s or Grandfather’s former civil partner

(People with these relationships who wish to marry must be 21 years of age or older at the time of the marriage, and the younger person must not, before his or her 18th birthday, have been treated by the other person as a child of the family.)

Relationships by adoption

A man may not marry his