The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014

Consular change procedureE+W+S

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20.—(1) The parties to a civil partnership must, in order to change their civil partnership into a marriage in accordance with this Chapter—

(a)attend in person before the registration officer in consular premises;

(b)provide evidence of the formation of their civil partnership with each other; and

(c)provide such evidence as may be required by the registration officer to satisfy the registration officer of the details provided in the declaration.

(2) Once the parties to the civil partnership have signed the declaration referred to in article 19, the registration officer must, in the presence of the parties, also sign the declaration.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 20 in force at 16.12.2014, see art. 1(2)