The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005.

(2) The following provisions of this Order come into force on the day after the day on which it is made—

(a)this article ;

(b)article 2;

(c)paragraphs 3, 12, 13 and 17 of the Schedule;

(d)article 3 so far as it relates to those paragraphs.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2), this Order comes into force on 5 December 2005.

Extent

2.  Any amendment or repeal made by this Order has the same extent as the provision subject to the amendment or repeal.

Amendments to enactments

3.  The Schedule to this Order contains amendments to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 which shall have effect.

Signed by Authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

John Healey

Financial Secretary to the Treasury

Department

20th July 2005