Section 36 Regulations and orders

England and Wales

(1)

Regulations may make provision supplementing the provisions of this Chapter.

(2)

Regulations may in particular make provision—

(a)

relating to the use of Welsh in documents and records relating to civil partnerships;

(b)

with respect to the retention of documents relating to civil partnerships;

(c)

prescribing the duties of civil partnership registrars;

(d)

prescribing the duties of persons in whose presence any declaration is made for the purposes of this Chapter;

(e)

for the issue by the Registrar General of guidance supplementing any provision made by the regulations.

(f)

for the issue by registration authorities or the Registrar General of certified copies of entries in the register and for such copies to be received in evidence.

F1(g)

for the carrying out by the Registrar General, on request, of searches of entries in the register and the provision, on request, of information contained in the entries (otherwise than in the form of certified copies).

C1(3)

In this Chapter F2, except in section 6A F39B, 9E(2), 12(7) or 12A ,“regulations” means regulations made by the Registrar General with the approval of the F4Secretary of State.

(4)

Any power to make regulations or an order under this Chapter is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(5)

A statutory instrument containing F5regulations under section 6A F69B, 9E(2) or 12A or an order under section 34 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6)

No order may be made under section F79D or 35 unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 36(2)(g) inserted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), ss. 99(2), 115(3)(k)
F2: Words in s. 36(3) inserted (21.7.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000), arts. 1(c), 3, Sch. para. 13(2)
F3: Words in s. 36(3) inserted (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 28(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)
F4: Words in s. 36(3) substituted (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(d) (with art. 4)
F5: Words in s. 36(5) inserted (21.7.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000), arts. 1(c), 3, Sch. para. 13(3)
F6: Words in s. 36(5) inserted (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 28(3) (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)
F7: Words in s. 36(6) inserted (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 28(4) (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)

Modifications

C1: S. 36(3): transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 14(d) (with art. 4)