Part 4Civil partnership: Northern Ireland
Chapter 1Registration
Formation and eligibility
138Eligibility
1
Two people are not eligible to register as civil partners of each other if—
F1a
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b
either of them is already a civil partner or lawfully married,
c
either of them is under 16,
d
they are within prohibited degrees of relationship, or
e
either of them is incapable of understanding the nature of civil partnership.
2
Schedule 12 contains provisions for determining when two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship.