{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-registration-provisions-regulations-2005/regulation-9",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3176",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Partnership (Registration Provisions) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-registration-provisions-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Contents of civil partnership document",
  "text": "(1) A registration authority issuing a civil partnership document must ensure that the document contains the information entered in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) of this regulation.\n(2) The registration authority shall enter in space 6 of form 9, 10, 9 (w) or 10 (w), as the case may be, the condition of the parties to the proposed civil partnership in the following manner—\n(a) if a person has not previously formed a civil partnership or been married, it shall enter the word “Single”;\n(b) if a person’s previous civil partnership was ended by death, it shall enter the words “Surviving civil partner”;\n(c) if a person’s previous marriage was ended by death, it shall enter the word “Widower” or, as the case may be, “Widow”;\n(d) if a person’s previous civil partnership was ended by dissolution, it shall enter the words “Previous civil partnership dissolved”;\n(e) if a person’s previous marriage was ended by divorce, it shall enter the words “Previous marriage dissolved”;\n(f) if a person’s previous civil partnership was annulled on the ground that the civil partnership was voidable, it shall enter the words “Previous civil partnership annulled”;\n(g) if a person’s previous marriage was annulled on the ground that the marriage was voidable, it shall enter the words “Previous marriage annulled”;\n(h) if—\n(i) the parties have been through a form of civil partnership with each other,\n(ii) the civil partnership is not known to have been void,(iii) the civil partnership has been ended by dissolution, and\n(iv) neither party has since formed a civil partnership with or married a third party,\nit shall enter across both columns of space 6 “Previously formed a civil partnership at . . . . . on . . . . Civil partnership dissolved on . . . .”, inserting the particulars of the place and date of the previous civil partnership and the date of dissolution;\n(i) if—\n(i) the parties have been through a form of marriage with each other,\n(ii) the marriage is not known to have been void,\n(iii) the marriage has been ended by divorce, and\n(iv) neither party has since formed a civil partnership with or married a third party,\nit shall enter “Previous marriage dissolved” for each person, but if the parties expressly request, it shall enter, across both columns of space 6, “Previously married at . . . . . on . . . . Marriage dissolved on . . . .”, inserting the particulars of the place and date of the previous marriage and the date of dissolution;\n(j) if—\n(i) the parties have been through a form of civil partnership with each other,\n(ii) the civil partnership is not known to have been void,\n(iii) the civil partnership has been ended by annulment, and\n(iv) neither party has since formed a civil partnership with or married a third party,\nit shall enter, across both columns of space 6, “Previously formed a civil partnership at . . . . . on . . . . Civil partnership annulled on . . . .”, inserting the particulars of the place and date of the previous civil partnership and the date of annulment;\n(k) if—\n(i) the parties have been through a form of marriage with each other,\n(ii) the marriage is not known to have been void,\n(iii) the marriage has been ended by annulment, and\n(iv) neither party has since formed a civil partnership with or married a third party,\nit shall enter “Previous marriage annulled” for each person, but if the parties expressly request, it shall enter, across both columns of space 6, “Previously married at . . . . . on . . . . Marriage annulled on . . . .”, inserting the particulars of the place and date of the previous marriage and the date of annulment;\n(l) if—\n(i) the parties have been through a form of civil partnership with each other,\n(ii) the civil partnership is not known to have been void,\n(iii) neither party has since formed a civil partnership with or married a third party, and\n(iv) the second civil partnership is to be formed to avoid doubt as to the validity of the first civil partnership, it shall enter, across both columns of space 6, “Previously went through a form of civil partnership at . . . . on . . . . .”, inserting the particulars of the place and date of the previous civil partnership.\n(3) In space 9 of forms 9, 10, 9(w) or 10(W) , if—\n(a) the father of either party to the civil partnership is deceased, it shall enter the word “deceased” after the surname;\n(b) either party wishes to record a step-father’s name instead of the father’s name, it shall enter the word “step-father” after the surname, provided he is or has been married to the mother. (4) In space 10 of forms 9, 10, 9(w) or 10(W), if—\n(a) the mother of either party to the civil partnership is deceased, it shall enter the word “deceased” after the surname;\n(b) either party wishes to record a step-mother’s name instead of the mother’s name, it shall enter the word “step-mother” after the surname, provided she is or has been married to the father.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 9 in force at 5.12.2005, see reg. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For the meaning of “civil partnership document” see the 2004 Act, section 7."
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "affecting_title": "The Civil Partnership (Registration and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2021"
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    {
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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