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(1)A civil partnership [F2between persons of the same sex] may be registered by and only by—
(a)a person who is—
(i)a celebrant of a religious or belief body prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers, or who, not being a celebrant, is recognised by a religious or belief body so prescribed as entitled to register civil partnerships [F3between persons of the same sex] on its behalf,
(ii)registered under section 94B [F4to register civil partnerships between persons of the same sex], or
(iii)temporarily authorised under section 94E [F5to register civil partnerships between persons of the same sex], or
(b)a person who is a district registrar or assistant registrar appointed under section 87.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may prescribe a religious or belief body under subsection (1)(a)(i) only if—
(a)the body requests them to do so, and
(b)the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the body meets the qualifying requirements.
[F6(2A)A civil partnership between persons of different sexes may be registered by and only by—
(a)a person who is—
(i)a celebrant of a religious or belief body prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers, or who, not being a celebrant, is recognised by a religious or belief body so prescribed as entitled to register civil partnerships between persons of different sexes on its behalf,
(ii)registered under section 94B to register civil partnerships between persons of different sexes, or
(iii)temporarily authorised under section 94E to register civil partnerships between persons of different sexes, or
(b)a person who is a district registrar or assistant registrar appointed under section 87.
(2B)The Scottish Ministers may prescribe a religious or belief body under subsection (2A)(a)(i) only if—
(a)the body requests them to do so, and
(b)the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the body meets the qualifying requirements.]
(3)For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in subsection (1)(a) [F7, (2)(a), (2A)(a) or (2B)(a)]—
(a)imposes a duty on any religious or belief body to make a request referred to in subsection (2)(a) [F8or subsection (2B)(a)],
(b)imposes a duty on any such body to nominate under section 94B any of its members to be registered as empowered to register civil partnerships [F9between persons of the same sex or between persons of different sexes],
(c)imposes a duty on any person to apply for temporary authorisation under section 94E to register civil partnerships [F10between persons of the same sex or between persons of different sexes],
(d)imposes a duty on any person who is an approved celebrant in relation to civil partnerships to register civil partnerships [F11between persons of the same sex or between persons of different sexes].
(4)In this Part—
(a)any such person as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) [F12or (2A)(a)] is referred to as an “approved celebrant”,
(b)a civil partnership registered by an approved celebrant is referred to as a “religious or belief civil partnership”,
(c)a civil partnership registered by an authorised registrar is referred to as a “civil registration”.
(5)In subsection (2)(b), the “qualifying requirements” are such requirements as may be set out in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 94A-94E inserted (1.9.2014 for specified purposes, 16.12.2014 in so far as not already in force for the insertion of ss. 94A(1)(2)(a)(3)(4), 94B(1)(2)(a)-(c)(4)-(11), 94C, 94D, 94E(1)(3)(5) and otherwise prosp.) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 24(13), 36; S.S.I. 2014/212, art. 2, sch. (as amended (1.9.2014) by S.S.I. 2014/218, art. 2(3), sch.); S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F2Words in s. 94A(1) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(a)(i), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F3Words in s. 94A(1)(a)(i) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(a)(ii), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F4Words in s. 94A(1)(a)(ii) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(a)(iii), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F5Words in s. 94A(1)(a)(iii) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(a)(iv), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F6S. 94A(2A)(2B) inserted (18.1.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 for specified purposes) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(b), 16; S.S.I. 2020/457, reg. 2(b); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F7Words in s. 94A(3) substituted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(c)(i), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F8Words in s. 94A(3)(a) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(c)(ii), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F9Words in s. 94A(3)(b) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(c)(iii), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F10Words in s. 94A(3)(c) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(c)(iv), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F11Words in s. 94A(3)(d) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(c)(v), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
F12Words in s. 94A(4)(a) inserted (1.6.2021) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 7(2)(d), 16; S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 94A: a second version of s. 94A inserted for specified purposes (1.3.2015) by The Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/396), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6 (with art. 1(3))
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