The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005

19.—(1) Schedule 23 (immigration control and formation of civil partnerships) is amended as follows.

(2) in paragraph 4(1)—

(a) in paragraph (a) after “Secretary of State”, omit “and”;

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) may be given only if each of the proposed civil partners has been resident in the area of a registration authority for the period of 7 days immediately before the giving of his or her notice (but the area need not be that of the registration authority to which the notice is given and the proposed civil partners need not have resided in the area of same registration authority), and

(d) must state, in relation to each of the proposed civil partners, the registration authority by reference to the area of which paragraph (c) is satisfied.”.

(3) In paragraph 7(2) after “particular” insert—

• “(a)

  section 8(4)(b) has effect as if it required a declaration that the notice of proposed civil partnership is given in compliance with paragraph 4(1) above, and (b)”.