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”
.