3.—(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”.