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

Chapter 1 U.K. Registration

Formation, eligibility and parental etc. consent E+W

4 Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18 E+W

(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 [F1 or a widower or a widow] .

(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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 4(3) inserted (13.3.2014) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 7 para. 35; S.I. 2014/93, art. 3(k)(iv)