SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Civil partnerships of persons under 18: England and Wales

Part 3Obtaining consent: special procedure

Evidence

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1

This paragraph applies—

a

if a child and another person intend to register as civil partners of each other under the special procedure, and

b

the consent of any person (“A”) is required to the child registering as the civil partner of that person.

2

The person giving the notice (under section 21) of proposed civil partnership to the registration authority must produce to the authority such evidence as the Registrar General may require to satisfy him that A’s consent has in fact been given.

3

The power to require evidence under sub-paragraph (2) is in addition to the power to require evidence under section 22.