The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014

Conversion declaration E+W+N.I.

39.  In this Part of these Regulations, the “conversion declaration” means a document containing—

(a) the following details pertaining to each of the parties—

(i) forenames;

(ii) surname;

(iii) nationality;

(iv) date of birth;

(v) sex;

(vi) address;

(vii) in respect of each of the parties to the civil partnership who falls within one of the descriptions in regulation 36(1)—

(aa) where that person is a member of Her Majesty’s forces serving in the country or territory in which the conversion is proposed to take place, the name and location of the unit in which that person is serving;

(bb) where that person is a relevant civilian employed in that country or territory, the name and location of the post where that person is employed;

(cc) where the person falls within the description in regulation 36(1)(c) (but does not fall within either sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of regulation 36(1)), the information referred to in sub-paragraph (aa) or (bb) (as the case may be) about each of that person’s parents who falls within the description in regulation 36(1)(a) or (b).

(b) the date and place of the formation of the civil partnership;

(c) a declaration in the following terms: “I solemnly and sincerely declare that we are in a civil partnership with each other and I know of no legal reason why we may not convert our civil partnership into a marriage. I understand that on signing this document we will be converting our civil partnership into a marriage and you will thereby become my lawful wife [or husband]”; and

(d) a declaration that the party believes all of the information and evidence given for the purposes of the conversion declaration is true.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 39 in force at 10.12.2014, see reg. 1