The Immigration (Procedure for Formation of Civil Partnerships) Regulations 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/2679
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Procedure for Formation of Civil Partnerships) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 1 December 2011.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) “the 2004 Act ” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004; and

(b) “civil partnership” means a civil partnership which exists under or by virtue of the 2004 Act.

Section 2 Specified registration authorities in England and Wales

(1) The registration authorities in England and Wales listed in the left-hand column of the Schedule to these Regulations are specified for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 23 to the 2004 Act.

(2) An employee or officer or other person provided by a specified registration authority is a “relevant individual” for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) and (2) of Schedule 23 to the 2004 Act if he or she—

(a) is authorised by that authority to attest notices of proposed civil partnership; and

(b) is located at the office specified in relation to that authority in the right-hand column of the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 3 Specified registration districts in Scotland

Every registration district in Scotland is specified for the purposes of paragraph 9(1)(a) of Schedule 23 to the 2004 Act.

Section 4 Prescribed registrars in Northern Ireland

The registrar of every register office in Northern Ireland is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 23 to the 2004 Act.

Section 5 Revocation

These regulations revoke the Immigration (Procedure for Formation of Civil Partnerships) Regulations 2005 .