Regulation 20 Correction of errorsI1
England and Wales
If—
a civil partner or the registration authority discovers any error in an entry which is complete, they shall report it to the Registrar General giving such information as she may require;
the Registrar General receives from the registration authority [or from a civil partner] satisfactory evidence relating to an error caused by the registration authority when information was recorded in the register, she may correct it, but the corrected entry shall only show the corrected information;
the Registrar General receives from the registration authority [or from a civil partner] satisfactory evidence relating to an error caused by a party to the civil partnership when providing information to the registration authority, she may correct it by making a marginal note to show the correct information, but the original entry shall remain unchanged after the correction.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 20 in force at 5.12.2005, see reg. 1