The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019

Ordinary applications: evidence about civil partnership

24.—(1) Section 3 is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (6A)(1) insert—

“(6AA) If the applicant is a civil partner, an application under section 1(1) must include a statutory declaration as to whether the civil partnership is a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales, of Scotland, or of Northern Ireland, or is an overseas relationship that is treated as a civil partnership by virtue of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.”.

(3) In subsection (6B)—

(a) in the words before paragraph (a)—

(i) after “married” insert “or a civil partner”;

(ii) after “the marriage” insert “or civil partnership”;

(iii) after “protected marriage” insert “or a protected civil partnership”;

(b) in paragraph (a)—

(i) after “spouse”, where it first occurs, insert “or civil partner”;

(ii) after “spouse”, in both remaining places it occurs, insert “or partner”;

(iii) after “marriage” insert “or partnership”;

(c) in paragraph (b), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

(4) In subsection (6C)—

(a) after “spouse”, where it first occurs, insert “or civil partner”;

(b) after “spouse”, in the remaining place it occurs, insert “or partner”.

(1)

Section 3(6A)-(6C) was inserted by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 5, paragraph 2.