The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

Required information and evidence: conversion of a civil partnership into a marriage

8.—(1) The following are the required information and evidence for a conversion under this Part of a civil partnership into a marriage.

(2) A document issued under section 155(3)(b) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 relating to the registration of the civil partnership.

(3) Except where the standard procedure is to be followed—

(a) the place where, and date when, the conversion declaration is to be signed, and

(b) if the conversion is to be a conversion before an officiant—

(i) that person’s name, address and denomination, and

(ii) that person’s signature to indicate that they are willing to officiate at the signing of the conversion declaration.

(4) For each party—

(a) current forenames and surname,

(b) any former forenames and former surnames,

(c) present or last occupation,

(d) whether or not retired,

(e) date of birth,

(f) their sex,

(g) address and postcode of usual residence, and

(h) passport or other documents to prove identity.

(5) For each parent of each party—

(a) current forenames and surname,

(b) any former forenames and former surnames,

(c) present or last occupation,

(d) whether or not retired, and

(e) whether or not living.

(6) If the conversion is to follow the special procedure, a statement in the form set out in Schedule 6 to the Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1)—

(a) either omitting or ignoring the reference to Article 18(6) of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, and

(b) modified, where the statement is made in the last 3 months of the 3-year period fixed by regulation 6, to refer to the remainder of that 3-year period instead of the 3 months following the date of the statement.

(7) If the conversion is to follow the procedure for detained persons, a statement made—

(a) by or on behalf of the responsible authority,

(b) not more than 21 days before the date on which the required information and evidence is provided to a registrar, and

(c) in the form set out in Schedule 11 to the Marriage Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, either omitting or ignoring—

(i) the reference to Article 29 of the Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, and

(ii) the sentence about the statement having to be made not more than 21 days before the date on which the marriage notice is given.

(8) Where it appears to a registrar that a party is unable to provide certain of the information required by paragraphs (4)(a) to (g) and (5), a registrar may issue a conversion declaration—

(a) without having been provided with that information, and

(b) without including that information in the declaration (so far as it is information which would otherwise have to be included),

if it is reasonable to do so.

(1)

S.R. 2003/468. Schedules 6 and 11 were amended by S.I. 2019/1514.