[F1(1)] Where—
(a)the district registrar has received a notice of proposed civil partnership in respect of each of the intended civil partners and—
(i)is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to their registration as civil partners of each other, or
(ii)as the case may be, is informed under section 92(5)(b) that there is no such impediment,
(b)the [F228 days] mentioned in paragraph (b) of section 90(2) have expired (or as the case may be the date which, by virtue of section [F391(1)], that paragraph is to be construed as a reference to has been reached), and
(c)the period which has elapsed since the day of receipt of the notices by him (or, if the two notices were not received on the same day, since the day of receipt of the later) does not exceed 3 months,
he is to complete a civil partnership schedule in the prescribed form.
[F4(2)In the case of a civil partnership to be registered by an approved celebrant, the civil partnership schedule completed in accordance with subsection (1) is to be issued by the district registrar to one or both of the parties to the intended civil partnership.
(3)The district registrar may not issue the civil partnership schedule on a date earlier than 7 days before the date of the intended civil partnership unless authorised to do so by the Registrar General.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 94 renumbered as s. 94(1) (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 24(12)(a), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F2Words in s. 94(1)(b) substituted (1.3.2015) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 24(12)(b)(i), 36; S.S.I. 2015/14, art. 2, sch. (with art. 3(2))
F3Words in s. 94(1)(b) substituted (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 24(12)(b)(ii), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
F4S. 94(2)(3) inserted (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 24(12)(c), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 94 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; s. 94 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; s. 94 in force at 14.9.2005 for certain purposes by S.S.I. 2005/428, art. 2, Sch. and otherwise 5.12.2005 insofar as not already in force by S.S.I. 2005/604, art. 2(b)