Part 2Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 1Registration
The standard procedure
9F1Evidence
1
A notice of proposed civil partnership under section 8 must, in relation to each of the parties to the civil partnership, be accompanied by specified evidence of the following matters—
a
the person's name and surname;
b
the person's date of birth;
c
the person's place of residence;
d
the person's nationality.
F21A
If a party to the proposed civil partnership is a relevant national within the meaning of section 30A(ab) the notice of proposed civil partnership under section 8 must also be accompanied—
a
where the party falls within section 30A(ab)(i), by an electronic certificate which confirms that the leave referred to in that provision has been granted; or
b
where the party falls within section 30A(ab)(ii)—
i
by a certificate of application which confirms that the application referred to in regulation 4 of the Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 has been made; and
ii
by evidence that the relevant period referred to in regulation 4 of those Regulations has not expired.
2
A person giving a notice of proposed civil partnership under section 8 must provide the registration authority to which the notice is given with specified evidence—
a
as to whether the person has previously formed a civil partnership or been married; and
b
if so, as to the ending of the civil partnership or marriage.
3
In this section “specified evidence” means evidence that is in accordance with regulations made under section 9E.