ScheduleE+WMinor and consequential amendments

4(1)The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 5 (types of pre-registration procedure), in subsection (3)—

(a)in paragraph (a), omit “and”;

(b)omit paragraph (b).

(3)In section 31 (offences relating to civil partnership schedule)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “or”;

(ii)in paragraph (b) omit “or”;

(iii)omit paragraph (c);

(b)in subsection (2), in paragraph (d), omit “or (c)”.

(4)In section 32 (offence relating to General Registrar’s licence), in subsection (2), in paragraph (d), omit “or (c)”.

(5)In section 33 (offences relating to the recording of civil partnerships)—

(a)in subsection (5) omit “or (c)”;

(b)in subsection (7) omit “or (c)”.

(6)In section 49 (grounds on which civil partnership is void)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “or”;

(b)in paragraph (b), in sub-paragraph (vi) omit “or”;

(c)omit paragraph (c).

(7)In section 52 (proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership)—

(a)in subsection (1), omit paragraph (a);

(b)omit subsection (2).

(8)In section 80 (false statements etc. with reference to civil partnerships), in subsection (1)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (b) insert “or”;

(b)omit paragraph (c).

(9)Omit Schedule 2 (civil partnerships of persons under 18: England and Wales).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 7(1)