Civil partnership

I1I24Civil partnerships etc. registered outside England and Wales

1

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

2

In section 54 (validity of civil partnerships registered outside England and Wales)—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

in paragraph (a), omit “and”;

ii

after paragraph (a), insert—

aa

void, if the civil partnership was registered when—

i

one of the two people was domiciled in England and Wales, and

ii

one of the two people was under 18, and

b

in subsection (2)—

i

in paragraph (a), omit “and”;

ii

after paragraph (a), insert—

aa

void, if the civil partnership was registered when—

i

one of the two people was domiciled in England and Wales, and

ii

one of the two people was under 18, and

c

in subsection (2A)—

i

in paragraph (a), omit “and”;

ii

after paragraph (a), insert—

aa

void, if the marriage was solemnised there when—

i

one of the two people was domiciled in England and Wales, and

ii

one of the two people was under 18, and

3

In section 217 (person domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom), in subsection (2), in paragraph (a), for “16” substitute “18”.