14.—(1) A registrar may obtain, from a person mentioned in paragraph (2) and for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (3), information relating to persons seeking a conversion under this Part.
(2) The persons from whom information may be obtained are—
(a)a person appointed under Article 31 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, or under section 152 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, for any district in Northern Ireland;
(b)the Registrar General.
(3) The purposes for which information may be obtained are—
(a)in the case of a conversion from a civil partnership into a marriage—
(i)to verify the formation and existence of the civil partnership;
(ii)to verify any of the information and evidence provided by the civil partners;
(b)in the case of a conversion from a marriage into a civil partnership—
(i)to verify the formation and existence of the marriage;
(ii)to verify any of the information and evidence provided by the spouses.
(4) A registrar may interview each of the persons seeking a conversion under this Part individually.
(5) Nothing in this regulation limits any other power under which information may be disclosed or obtained.