PART 5Gender recognition

Applications on alternative ground: evidence about civil partnership25

1

Section 3B47 is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (7) insert—

7A

If the applicant is a civil partner, the application must include a statutory declaration as to whether the civil partnership is a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales, of Scotland, or of Northern Ireland, or is an overseas relationship that is treated as a civil partnership by virtue of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

3

In subsection (8)—

a

in the words before paragraph (a)—

i

after “married” insert “or a civil partner”;

ii

after “the marriage” insert “or civil partnership”;

iii

after “protected marriage” insert “or a protected civil partnership”;

b

in paragraph (a)—

i

after “spouse”, where it first occurs, insert “or civil partner”;

ii

after “spouse”, in the remaining place it occurs, insert “or partner”;

c

in paragraph (b), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

4

In subsection (9)—

a

after “spouse”, where it first occurs, insert “or civil partner”;

b

after “spouse”, in the remaining place it occurs, insert “or partner”.