Part 4Civil partnership: Northern Ireland

Chapter 1Registration

Preliminaries to registration

139DF1Rejection of false information or evidence

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.