# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Section 32: Offences relating to Registrar General’s licence

Extent: E+W

(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he gives information by way of evidence in response to a requirement under section 22(1), knowing that the information is false;
(b) he gives a certificate as provided for by section 22(3), knowing that the certificate is false.
(2) A person commits an offence if, in his actual or purported capacity as a civil partnership registrar, he officiates at the signing of a Registrar General’s licence by proposed civil partners knowing that he does so—
(a) at a place other than the place specified in the licence,
(b) in the absence of a civil partnership registrar,
(c) after the end of 1 month from the day on which the notice of proposed civil partnership was given, or
(d) even though the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) ....
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine (or both);
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
(4) A prosecution under this section may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/section/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-32
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