Part 4 N.I.Civil partnership: Northern Ireland

Chapter 1 N.I.Registration

Preliminaries to registration N.I.

[F1 139D.Rejection of false information or evidence N.I.

(1) A registrar may reject—

(a) any information or photograph provided under section 139A or 139B,

(b) any evidence provided under section 139B, or

(c) any evidence relating to a party’s nationality provided in accordance with section 141,

if (in particular) the registrar has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information, photograph or evidence is false.

(2) If the registrar rejects any information, photograph or evidence, the registrar may proceed under this Act as if the rejected information, photograph or evidence had not been provided.

(3) This section does not limit the powers of the registrar to reject anything provided under any other statutory provision.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 139A-139E inserted (1.3.2015) by The Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Northern Ireland and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/395), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 2 (with art. 1(3))