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Registration Of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Etc., England And Wales

Civil Partnership, England And Wales

Made 9th September 2013

Laid before Parliament 12th September 2013

Coming into force 7th October 2013

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6A(1), (2)(b), (2B), (2C) and 258(2) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004^f1, and section 46A(1) and (2) of the Marriage Act 1949^f2, and now vested in her^f3, makes the following Regulations:

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f1: 2004 c.33; section 6A was inserted by article 3 of, and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to, the Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000); subsections 2B and 2C were inserted by section 202(3) of the Equality Act 2010 (c. 15).
f2: 1949 c.76; s46A was inserted by section 1 of the Marriage Act 1994 (c. 34); subsection (3) was amended by section 3 of the City of London (Approved Premises for Marriage) Act 1996 (c. 4).
f3: The functions previously conferred on the Chancellor of the Exchequer in section 6A(1) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), and section 46A(1) Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76), were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 3 of, and paragraphs 14 and 5 respectively of Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678).