Part 3Civil partnership: Scotland
Chapter 2Registration
C194AF1Persons who may register civil partnerships
1
A civil partnership may be registered by and only by—
a
a person who is—
i
a celebrant of a religious or belief body prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers, or who, not being a celebrant, is recognised by a religious or belief body so prescribed as entitled to register civil partnerships on its behalf,
ii
registered under section 94B, or
iii
temporarily authorised under section 94E, or
b
a person who is a district registrar or assistant registrar appointed under section 87.
2
The Scottish Ministers may prescribe a religious or belief body under subsection (1)(a)(i) only if—
a
the body requests them to do so, and
b
the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the body meets the qualifying requirements.
3
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a)—
a
imposes a duty on any religious or belief body to make a request referred to in subsection (2)(a),
b
imposes a duty on any such body to nominate under section 94B any of its members to be registered as empowered to register civil partnerships,
c
imposes a duty on any person to apply for temporary authorisation under section 94E to register civil partnerships,
d
imposes a duty on any person who is an approved celebrant in relation to civil partnerships to register civil partnerships.
4
In this Part—
a
any such person as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is referred to as an “approved celebrant”,
b
a civil partnership registered by an approved celebrant is referred to as a “religious or belief civil partnership”,
c
a civil partnership registered by an authorised registrar is referred to as a “civil registration”.
5
In subsection (2)(b), the “qualifying requirements” are such requirements as may be set out in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.