Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33)

Part 3 SCivil partnership: Scotland

(1)Two people may be registered [F2by an authorised registrar] as civil partners of each [F3other—

(a)at the registration office of the authorised registrar,

(b)at an appropriate place in the registration district of the authorised registrar, or

(c)with the approval of the Registrar General, at—

(i)the registration office of another authorised registrar,

(ii)an appropriate place in the registration district of another authorised registrar, or

(iii)an appropriate place in Scottish waters.]

[F4(1A)In this section—

“appropriate place” means a place which—
(a)
the parties to the intended civil partnership and the local registration authority agree is to be the place of registration, and
(b)
is not religious premises,
“local registration authority” means—
(a)
the local registration authority for the registration district which includes the place, or
(b)
where the place is in Scottish waters, the local registration authority for the authorised registrar's registration district,
“religious premises” means premises which—
(a)
are used solely or mainly for religious purposes, or
(b)
have been so used and have not subsequently been used solely or mainly for other purposes.]

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F5(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)“Local registration authority” has the meaning given by section 5(3) of the 1965 Act.

[F6(5)“Scottish Waters” has the meaning given by section 26(2) of the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 (c. 15).]

Textual Amendments