# Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005, Article 12: Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership


After two people have registered as civil partners of each other it shall not be necessary to prove—
(a) that the civil partners fulfilled any requirement of residence that may have been upon them,
(b) that any necessary consent was obtained,
(c) that the civil partnership officer had authority to register the civil partners, or
(d) that registration took place within the official house of the civil partnership officer,
and no evidence to prove the contrary shall be given in any legal proceeding touching the validity of the civil partnership.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2761/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-registration-abroad-and-certificates-order-2005/article-12
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.