Grant of full certificate where other civil partner consents after interim certificate issued
28.—(1) Section 4A(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, after “Married person” insert “or civil partner”.
(3) In subsection (1), for “in either of the following cases” substitute “if subsection (2) applies”.
(4) In subsection (2)—
(a)in the words before paragraph (a), for “Case A is where” substitute “This subsection applies if”;
(b)in paragraph (b), after “protected marriage” insert “or a protected civil partnership”;
(c)in paragraph (c), after “protected marriage” insert “or a protected civil partnership”;
(d)in paragraph (d)—
(i)after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;
(ii)after “marriage” insert “or civil partnership”.
(5) Omit subsection (3).
(6) In subsection (4), omit “or (3)”.
(7) Omit subsection (6).
(8) In subsection (7)—
(a)omit “or (3)”;
(b)after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.
(9) Omit subsection (8).
(10) In subsection (9)—
(a)for “this section” substitute “subsection (2)”;
(b)after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.
(11) Omit subsection (10).
Section 4A was inserted by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 5, paragraph 4.