PART 2CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
I125Power of district registrar to require evidence of nationality: civil partnership
In section 88 of the 2004 Act (notice of proposed civil partnership), after subsection (7) (inserted by section 24(5) of this Act) insert—
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A district registrar to whom a notice under subsection (1) is submitted may require the person submitting the notice to provide the district registrar with specified nationality evidence relating to each of the intended civil partners.
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A requirement under subsection (8) may be imposed at any time—
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on or after the submitting of the notice under subsection (1), but
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before the district registrar completes the civil partnership schedule.
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In subsection (8), “specified nationality evidence” means such evidence of that person's nationality as may be specified in guidance issued by the Registrar General.