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32Offences relating to Registrar General’s licenceE+W
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(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) ....
(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.
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