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United Kingdom

Civil Partnership, England And Wales

Made 5th November 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), (3), (5) and (7) and 5(2), (4) and (5) of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019f1, section 64(1) and (2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008f2, and section 17(2) and (3) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013f3.

The Secretary of State has carried out consultation in accordance with section 2(6) of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019.

The Welsh Ministers have been consulted in accordance with section 64(6) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008f4.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament in accordance with section 5(7) of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019, section 62(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, and section 18(2) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

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Footnotes

f1

2019 c. 12.

f2

2008 c. 22.

f3

2013 c. 30.

f4

Section 64(6) was amended by the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), Schedule 6, paragraph 72.