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

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

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.

Made under: Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Section 16)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-scotland-act-2020-commencement-no-2-regulations-2020/pdf/ssi_20200457_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-scotland-act-2020-commencement-no-2-regulations-2020/pdf/ssipn_20200457_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 2020 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, 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 2004.

## 2 Provisions 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) and 215(3B) 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 Act, 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 2004.

## 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.

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