# Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, Section 3: Civil partnership: increase of minimum age to 18

Extent: E+W

(1) The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 3 (eligibility), in subsection (1), in paragraph (c), for “16” substitute “18”.
(3) Omit section 4 (parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/28/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marriage-and-civil-partnership-minimum-age-act-2022/section-3
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