Part 2Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 1Registration
Supplementary
32Offences relating to Registrar General’s licence
1
A person commits an offence if—
a
he gives information by way of evidence in response to a requirement under section 22(1), knowing that the information is false;
b
he gives a certificate as provided for by section 22(3), knowing that the certificate is false.
2
A person commits an offence if, in his actual or purported capacity as a civil partnership registrar, he officiates at the signing of a Registrar General’s licence by proposed civil partners knowing that he does so—
a
at a place other than the place specified in the licence,
b
in the absence of a civil partnership registrar,
c
after the end of 1 month from the day on which the notice of proposed civil partnership was given, or
d
even though the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) or (c).
3
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine (or both);
b
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
4
A prosecution under this section may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.