The Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2022

The Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

1.  In article 4 of the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005 (registration of civil partnership by registration officer)(1), after paragraph (4AA), insert—

(4AB) If the relevant part of the United Kingdom is Scotland, a country or territory is treated by paragraph (4) as having sufficient facilities only if—

(a)in the case of proposed civil partners who are of the same sex under the law of that country or territory, the country or territory is listed in Part 1 of Schedule 20 to the Act (as it forms part of the law of Scotland),

(b)in the case of proposed civil partners who are of the opposite sex under that law, the country or territory is listed in Part 2 of that Schedule..

(1)

S.I. 2005/2761. Article 4 has been amended by article 4(a) of S.I. 2012/3063, by regulation 38(3) of S.I. 2019/1458, and by regulation 18 of S.I. 2019/1514.