Valid from 05/12/2005
4(1)This paragraph applies if—E+W
(a)a child and another person intend to register as civil partners of each other under any procedure other than the special procedure, and
(b)any person whose consent is required refuses his consent.
(2)The court may, on an application being made to it, consent to the child registering as the civil partner of the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a).
(3)The consent of the court under sub-paragraph (2) has the same effect as if it had been given by the person who has refused his consent.