Article 9 Expiry of notice

A civil partnership shall not be formed if notice under article 5(1) has not been given within the preceding three months.

Where appeal has been made to the Secretary of State under article 4(7), or investigation has been made into an objection under article 8(2), the notice shall be valid until three months after the person concerned was informed that the civil partnership could be registered, after which period the civil partnership shall not be formed.