Prospective
52Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnershipE+W
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(1)Where two people have registered as civil partners of each other in England and Wales, it is not necessary in support of the civil partnership to give any proof—
(a)that any person whose consent to the civil partnership was required by section 4 (parental etc. consent) had given his consent, or
(b)that the civil partnership registrar was designated as such by the registration authority in whose area the registration took place;
and no evidence is to be given to prove the contrary in any proceedings touching the validity of the civil partnership.
(2)Subsection (1)(a) is subject to section 49(c) (civil partnership void if forbidden).