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Paragraph 11A F1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The Registrar General may make regulations about—

(a)

the registration of qualifying marriages, and

(b)

the registration of qualifying civil partnerships.

(2)

The regulations may, in particular, provide for the maintenance of—

(a)

a separate register in relation to qualifying marriages, and

(b)

a separate register in relation to qualifying civil partnerships.

(3)

In this paragraph—

  • “ qualifying civil partnership ” means a civil partnership under the law of England and Wales in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to F2one, or each, of the civil partners;

  • “ qualifying marriage ” means a marriage under the law of England and Wales in a case where a full gender recognition certificate has been issued to one, or each, of the spouses.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 3 para. 11A and cross-heading inserted (30.6.2014 for specified purposes, 10.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30), s. 21(3), Sch. 5 para. 9(2); S.I. 2014/1662, art. 2(b); S.I. 2014/3169, art. 2

F2

Words in Sch. 3 para. 11A(3) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 34 (with reg. 35)