3EligibilityE+W
(1)Two people are not eligible to register as civil partners of each other if—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)either of them is already a civil partner or lawfully married,
(c)either of them is under [F218], or
(d)they are within prohibited degrees of relationship.
(2)Part 1 of Schedule 1 contains provisions for determining when two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 3(1)(a) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 4
F2Word in s. 3(1)(c) substituted (27.2.2023) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (c. 28), ss. 3(2), 7(1) (with s. 8); S.I. 2023/88, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-17)