Part 3Civil partnership: Scotland
Chapter 2Registration
88DF1Rejection of false information or evidence
1
A district registrar may reject—
a
any evidence relating to a party’s nationality provided in accordance with section 88(8),
b
any information or photograph provided under section 88A or 88B, or
c
any evidence provided under section 88B,
if (in particular) the district registrar has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information, photograph or evidence is false.
2
If the district registrar rejects any information, photograph or evidence, the district registrar may proceed under this Act as if the rejected information, photograph or evidence had not been provided.
3
This section does not limit the powers of the district registrar to reject anything provided under any other enactment.
4
In this section “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament.