The Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) (Amendment) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1107
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) (Amendment) Order 2014 and comes into force on 3rd June 2014.

(2) In this Order “the 2005 Order ” means the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005 .

Section 2 Amendments to the 2005 Order

The 2005 Order is amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the 2005 Order

In article 5(3)(e) for “residence” substitute “address”.

Section 4 Amendments to the 2005 Order

For article 6(1) substitute “The registration officer must retain every notice received under article 5(1).”

Section 5 Amendments to the 2005 Order

In article 10—

(a) in paragraph (2) from “at his official house” to the end substitute “in consular premises, with open doors in the presence of two witnesses”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(b)(iii) for “residence” substitute “address”;

(c) in paragraph (4)(c)(ii) for “residence” substitute “address”;

(d) omit paragraph (5);

(e) in paragraph (6)—

(i) omit “house or other”;

(ii) for “the official house” substitute “consular premises”.

Section 6 Amendments to the 2005 Order

In article 17—

(a) in paragraphs (2) and (3) for “twenty-one” in the first place it occurs substitute “three”;

(b) in paragraphs (2) and (3) for “twenty-one” in the second place it occurs substitute “seven”.