(1)The consent of the appropriate persons is required before a young person and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
(2)Schedule 13 contains provisions—
(a)for determining who are the appropriate persons for the purposes of this section (see Part 1 of the Schedule);
(b)for orders dispensing with consent and for recording consents and orders (see Parts 2 and 3 of the Schedule).
(3)Each consent required by subsection (1) must be—
(a)in the prescribed form; and
(b)produced to the registrar before the issue of the civil partnership schedule.
(4)Nothing in this section affects any need to obtain the consent of the High Court before a ward of court and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
(5)In this section and Schedule 13 “young person” means a person who is under 18.
Commencement Information
I1S. 145 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; s. 145 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; s. 145(3) in force at 5.9.2005 for certain purposes by S.I. 2005/2399, art. 2, Sch. and otherwise 5.12.2005 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.; s. 145 in force at 5.12.2005 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.