PART 5Gender recognition
Ordinary applications: evidence about civil partnership24
1
Section 3 is amended as follows.
2
After subsection (6A)46 insert—
6AA
If the applicant is a civil partner, an application under section 1(1) must include a statutory declaration as to whether the civil partnership is a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales, of Scotland, or of Northern Ireland, or is an overseas relationship that is treated as a civil partnership by virtue of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
3
In subsection (6B)—
a
in the words before paragraph (a)—
i
after “married” insert “or a civil partner”;
ii
after “the marriage” insert “or civil partnership”;
iii
after “protected marriage” insert “or a protected civil partnership”;
b
in paragraph (a)—
i
after “spouse”, where it first occurs, insert “or civil partner”;
ii
after “spouse”, in both remaining places it occurs, insert “or partner”;
iii
after “marriage” insert “or partnership”;
c
in paragraph (b), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.
4
In subsection (6C)—
a
after “spouse”, where it first occurs, insert “or civil partner”;
b
after “spouse”, in the remaining place it occurs, insert “or partner”.