Paragraph 7

England and Wales

(1)

Either of the proposed civil partners may apply to the High Court F1or the family court for a declaration that, given that—

(a)

both of them have reached 21, and

(b)

the younger of those persons has not at any time before reaching 18 been a child of the family in relation to the other,

there is no impediment of affinity to the formation of the civil partnership.

(2)

Such an application may be made whether or not any statement has been received by the registration authority under paragraph 6.

Annotations

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 7 inserted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 167(3); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)

C1: Sch. 1 modified (6.4.2010) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/985), reg. 5, Sch. 4
C2: Sch. 1 modified (21.12.2018) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1412), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 21