Citation, commencement and interpretation1

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.