# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if—
(a) a registration authority receives from a person who is not one of the proposed civil partners a written statement signed by that person which alleges that a declaration made under paragraph 5 is false in a material particular, and
(b) the register shows that such a statement has been received.
(2) The registration authority in whose area it is proposed that the registration take place must not issue a civil partnership schedule unless a ... declaration is obtained under paragraph 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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