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The Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020

S.S.I. 2020/457 · Made 21 December 2020

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Civil Partnership

Made 21st December 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd December 2020

Coming into force 18th January 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(2) of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1

2020 asp 15 (“the 2020 Act”).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force on 18 January 2021
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 18 January 2021.

(2)

In these Regulations, “the 2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004f1.

2Provisions coming into force on 18 January 2021

18 January 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020—

(a)

section 2(1), (3)(f) and (4)(b) (recognition of overseas different sex relationships), but only for the purpose of making regulations under sections 213(7)f1 and 215(3B)f2 of the 2004 Act,

(b)

section 7(1), (2)(b) and (2)(f) (persons who may register civil partnerships between persons of different sexes), but only for the purpose of making regulations under section 94A(2A)(a)(i) of the 2004 Actf3, and

(c)

section 14 and paragraph 5(1) and (19)(b) of schedule 2 (registration of qualifying civil partnerships following issue of full gender recognition certificate), but only for the purpose of modifying the power to make regulations under paragraph 20A(1) of schedule 3 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004f4.

Signature

SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

21st December 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force section 2(1), (3)(f) and (4)(b), section 7(1), (2)(b) and (2)(f), and paragraph 5(1) and (19)(b) of schedule 2 of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 for the purpose of making regulations under powers conferred, or modified, by those provisions.

The Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 28 July 2020. Sections 15, 16 and 17 came into force the following day.