The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019

Applications on alternative ground: evidence about civil partnership E+W+S

25.—(1) Section 3B(1) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (7) insert—

“(7A) If the applicant is a civil partner, the application 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 (8)—

(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 the remaining place it occurs, insert “or partner”;

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

(4) In subsection (9)—

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

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

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 25 in force at 2.12.2019, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

Section 3B was added by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Schedule 5, paragraph 19.