http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1143/regulation/30/madeThe Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-07-23CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, NORTHERN IRELANDMARRIAGE, NORTHERN IRELANDThese Regulations enable civil partners to convert their civil partnership into a marriage where the civil partnership was formed under the law of Northern Ireland and the civil partners are of the same sex.PART 5Conversion abroad of Marriage into Civil Partnership: Armed Forces30Conversion declaration

In this Part “the conversion declaration”, in relation to a conversion under this Part, means a document containing—

a

the following details for each of the parties—

i

forenames;

ii

surname;

iii

nationality;

iv

date of birth;

v

sex;

vi

address;

b

in respect of each of the parties who falls within one of the descriptions in regulation 27(1)—

i

where that person is a member of Her Majesty’s forces serving in the country or territory in which the conversion is proposed to take place, the name and location of the unit in which that person is serving;

ii

where that person is a relevant civilian employed in that country or territory, the name and location of the post where that person is employed;

iii

where that person falls within the description in regulation 27(1)(c) (but does not fall within either sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of regulation 27(1)), the information referred to in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) (as the case may be) about each of that person’s parents who falls within the description in regulation 27(1)(a) or (b);

c

the date and place of the solemnisation of the marriage;

d

a declaration by each party in the following terms: “I solemnly and sincerely declare that we are married to each other and I know of no legal reason why we may not convert our marriage into a civil partnership. I understand that on signing this document we will be converting our marriage into a civil partnership and you will thereby become my lawful civil partner”; and

e

a declaration by each party that the party believes all the information and evidence given for the purposes of the conversion declaration is true.