Civil Partnership Act 2004

Part 3E+WScotland

Application of this PartE+W

[F18E+WThis Part of this Schedule applies as mentioned in paragraph [F21(1)].]

Procedure for giving notice of proposed civil partnershipE+W

9(1)Notice under section 88—E+W

(a)may be submitted to the district registrar of a district specified for the purposes of this paragraph by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

(b)may not be submitted to the district registrar of any other registration district.

(2)Before making any regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the Registrar General.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 23 para. 9 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 9 in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 9 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

Pre-condition for making entry in civil partnership notice book etc.E+W

10(1)F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

(2)Where the district registrar to whom notice is [F4submitted by virtue of paragraph 9(1)] (here the “notified registrar”) is not the district registrar for the proposed place of registration (here the “second registrar”)—

(a)the notified registrar shall F5. . . send the notices and any fee, [F6paid, or any certificate or declaration submitted, in pursuance of section 88 in relation to the proposed civil partnership], to the second registrar, and

(b)the second registrar shall be treated as having received the notices from the intended partners on the dates on which the notified registrar received them.

(3)F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 23 para. 10 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 10(1)(3) in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 10 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

SupplementaryE+W

11(1)Part 3 of this Act has effect in any case where this Part of this Schedule applies subject to any necessary modification.E+W

(2)An expression used in this Part of this Schedule and in Part 3 of this Act has the same meaning as in that Part.