Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

Part 2 U.K. Civil partnership: England and Wales

Chapter 1 U.K. Registration

Formation, eligibility and parental etc. consent E+W

3 Eligibility E+W

(1) Two people are not eligible to register as civil partners of each other if—

F1 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) either of them is already a civil partner or lawfully married,

(c) either of them is under [F2 18], or

(d) they are within prohibited degrees of relationship.

(2) Part 1 of Schedule 1 contains provisions for determining when two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 3(1)(a) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 4

F2 Word in s. 3(1)(c) substituted (27.2.2023) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (c. 28), ss. 3(2), 7(1) (with s. 8); S.I. 2023/88, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-17)