5.—(1) The registration authorities in England and Wales listed in the left-hand column of Schedule 2 to these Regulations are specified for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 23 to the 2004 Act.
(2) An employee or officer or other person provided by a specified registration authority is a “relevant individual” for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 23 to the 2004 Act if he—
(a)is authorised by that authority to attest notices of proposed civil partnership; and
(b)is located at the office specified in relation to that authority in the right-hand column of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.