Part 2Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 1Registration
Formation, eligibility and parental etc. consent
4Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18
(1)
The consent of the appropriate persons is required before a child and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
(2)
Part 1 of Schedule 2 contains provisions for determining who are the appropriate persons for the purposes of this section.
(3)
The requirement of consent under subsection (1) does not apply if the child is a surviving civil partner.
(4)
Nothing in this section affects any need to obtain the consent of the High Court before a ward of court and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
(5)
In this Part “child”, except where used to express a relationship, means a person who is under 18.