SCHEDULE 2REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
PART 2Amendments
The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 20143
1
The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2 (interpretation), before the entry for “authorised person” insert—
“appropriate fee” means the fee set out in the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) Regulations 2016;
3
For regulation 6(1)(d) (standard procedure for conversion) substitute—
d
the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.
4
For regulation 7(3)(e) (procedure for housebound persons) substitute—
e
the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.
5
For regulation 8(3)(e) (procedure for detained persons) substitute—
e
the parties must pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.
6
For regulation 9(2)(c) (the special procedure) substitute—
c
pay the appropriate fee to the superintendent registrar.
7
In regulation 10(2)(d) (the two stage procedure), for “fee of £27.00” substitute “appropriate fee”.
a
For regulation 11(5) (conversion on secular premises) substitute—
5
The fee for a conversion on secular premises referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and (3)—
a
is payable to the superintendent registrar of the registration district in which the conversion is to take place; and
b
is of an amount to be determined by the authority as reasonably representing all the costs to it of providing a superintendent registrar to attend at the conversion.
8
In regulation 12 (conversion on religious premises)—
a
in paragraph 12(2)(a) before “fee for a conversion” insert “appropriate”;
b
in paragraph (3) before “fee” insert “appropriate”; and
c
omit paragraph (4).
9
Omit regulations 15 (waiver of fees) and 16.
10
In regulation 18(4) (duty to register marriage resulting from conversion), for “a fee of £4.00” substitute “the appropriate fee”.
11
In regulation 23(2) (searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the Registrar General and issue of copies), for “fee of £9.25” substitute “appropriate fee”.
12
In regulation 24(2) (searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the superintendent registrar and issue of copies), for “fee of £10.00” substitute “appropriate fee”.