Part 4Civil partnership: Northern Ireland

Chapter 1Registration

Preliminaries to registration

141Power to require evidence of name etc.

1

A registrar to whom a civil partnership notice is given may require the person giving it to provide him with specified evidence relating to each proposed civil partner.

2

Such a requirement may be imposed at any time before the registrar issues the civil partnership schedule under section 143.

3

Specified evidence”, in relation to a person, means such evidence as may be specified in guidance issued by the Registrar General—

a

of the person’s name and surname,

b

of the person’s age,

c

as to whether the person is or has been a civil partner or lawfully married, and

d

of the person’s nationality.