SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS

PART 2Amendments

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014I13

1

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation), before the entry for “authorised person” insert—

  • “appropriate fee” means the fee set out in the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016;

3

For regulation 6(1)(d) (standard procedure for conversion) substitute—

d

the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.

4

For regulation 7(3)(e) (procedure for housebound persons) substitute—

e

the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.

5

For regulation 8(3)(e) (procedure for detained persons) substitute—

e

the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.

6

For regulation 9(2)(c) (the special procedure) substitute—

c

pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.

7

In regulation 10(2)(d) (the two stage procedure), for “fee of £27.00” substitute “appropriate fee”.

a

For regulation 11(5) (conversion on secular premises) substitute—

5

The fee for a conversion on secular premises referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and (3)—

a

is payable to the superintendent registrar of the registration district in which the conversion is to take place; and

b

is of an amount to be determined by the authority as reasonably representing all the costs to it of providing a superintendent registrar to attend at the conversion.

8

In regulation 12 (conversion on religious premises)—

a

in paragraph 12(2)(a) before “fee for a conversion” insert “appropriate”;

b

in paragraph (3) before “fee” insert “appropriate”; and

c

omit paragraph (4).

9

Omit regulations 15 (waiver of fees) and 16.

10

In regulation 18(4) (duty to register marriage resulting from conversion), for “a fee of £4.00” substitute “the appropriate fee”.

11

In regulation 23(2) (searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the Registrar General and issue of copies), for “fee of £9.25” substitute “appropriate fee”.

12

In regulation 24(2) (searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the superintendent registrar and issue of copies), for “fee of £10.00” substitute “appropriate fee”.