SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Registration

Part 1England and Wales

F1Registration of marriages and civil partnerships

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Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 3 para. 11A and cross-heading inserted (30.6.2014 for specified purposes, 10.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 9(2); S.I. 2014/1662, art. 2(b); S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2

11A

1

The Registrar General may make regulations about—

a

the registration of qualifying marriages, and

b

the registration of qualifying civil partnerships.

2

The regulations may, in particular, provide for the maintenance of—

a

a separate register in relation to qualifying marriages, and

b

a separate register in relation to qualifying civil partnerships.

3

In this paragraph—

  • “ qualifying civil partnership ” means a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to F2one, or each, of the civil partners;

  • “ qualifying marriage ” means a marriage under the law of England and Wales in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one, or each, of the spouses.