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This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Civil Partnership Act 2004:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2012/2231 art. 4(b) commences (2006 c. 47)S.R. 2012/406 art. 2 commences ()S.R. 2012/440 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 10 (N.I.))Section 249SCHEDULE 23E+W+S+N.I.Immigration control and formation of civil partnershipsThis schedule has no associated Explanatory Notes Part 1 E+W+S+N.I.IntroductionApplication of ScheduleE+W+S+N.I.1(1)This Schedule applies if—E+W+S+N.I.(a)two people wish to register as civil partners of each other, and(b)one of them is subject to immigration control.(2)For the purposes of this Schedule a person is subject to immigration control if—(a)he is not an EEA national, and(b)under the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) he requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (whether or not leave has been given).(3)“EEA national” means a national of a State which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (as it has effect from time to time).The qualifying conditionE+W+S+N.I.2F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S+N.I.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Sch. 23 para. 2 repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(a) Part 2 E+W+S+N.I.England and WalesApplication of this PartE+W+S+N.I.3This Part of this Schedule applies if the civil partnership is to be formed in England and Wales by signing a civil partnership schedule.E+W+S+N.I.Procedure for giving notice of proposed civil partnershipE+W+S+N.I.4(1)Each notice of proposed civil partnership under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of this Act—E+W+S+N.I.(a)must be given to a registration authority specified for the purposes of this paragraph by regulations made by the Secretary of State, F2. . . (b)must be delivered to the relevant individual in person by the two proposed civil partners.[F3(c)may be given only if each of the proposed civil partners has been resident in the area of a registration authority for the period of 7 days immediately before the giving of his or her notice (but the area need not be that of the registration authority to which the notice is given and the proposed civil partners need not have resided in the area of same registration authority), and(d)must state, in relation to each of the proposed civil partners, the registration authority by reference to the area of which paragraph (c) is satisfied.](2)“The relevant individual” means such employee or officer or other person provided by the specified registration authority as is determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.(3)Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) may, in particular, describe a person by reference to the location or office where he works.(4)Before making any regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the Registrar General.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F2Word in Sch. 23 para. 4(1)(a) omitted (5.12.2005) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000), art. 3, Sch. para. 19(2)(a) (subject to art. 1(2)(3))F3Sch. 23 para. 4(1)(c)(d) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000), art. 3, Sch. para. 19(2)(b) (subject to art. 1(2)(3))Commencement InformationI1Sch. 23 para. 4 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 4 in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 4 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1DeclarationE+W+S+N.I.5F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S+N.I.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F4Sch. 23 para. 5 repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(b)Recording of noticeE+W+S+N.I.6F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S+N.I.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F5Sch. 23 para. 6 repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(b)SupplementaryE+W+S+N.I.7(1)Part 2 of this Act has effect in any case where this Part of this Schedule applies subject to any necessary modification.E+W+S+N.I.(2)In particular [F6—(a)section 8(4)(b) has effect as if it required a declaration that the notice of proposed civil partnership is given in compliance with paragraph 4(1) above, and(b)section 52 has effect as if the matters proof of which is not necessary in support of the civil partnership included compliance with this Part of this Schedule.](3)An expression used in this Part of this Schedule and in Chapter 1 of Part 2 of this Act has the same meaning as in that Chapter.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F6Words in Sch. 23 para. 7(2) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2000), art. 3, Sch. para. 19(3) (subject to art. 1(2)(3)) Part 3 E+W+S+N.I.ScotlandApplication of this PartE+W+S+N.I.8This Part of this Schedule applies if the civil partnership is to be formed in Scotland.E+W+S+N.I.Procedure for giving notice of proposed civil partnershipE+W+S+N.I.9(1)Notice under section 88—E+W+S+N.I.(a)may be submitted to the district registrar of a district specified for the purposes of this paragraph by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and(b)may not be submitted to the district registrar of any other registration district.(2)Before making any regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the Registrar General.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI2Sch. 23 para. 9 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 9 in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 9 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1Pre-condition for making entry in civil partnership notice book etc.E+W+S+N.I.10(1)F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S+N.I.(2)Where the district registrar to whom notice is [F8submitted by virtue of paragraph 9(1)] (here the “notified registrar”) is not the district registrar for the proposed place of registration (here the “second registrar”)—(a)the notified registrar shall F9. . . send the notices and any fee, [F10paid, or any certificate or declaration submitted, in pursuance of section 88 in relation to the proposed civil partnership], to the second registrar, and(b)the second registrar shall be treated as having received the notices from the intended partners on the dates on which the notified registrar received them.(3)F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F7Sch. 23 para. 10(1) repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(c)F8Words in Sch. 23 para. 10(2) substituted (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(2)F9Words in Sch. 23 para. 10(2)(a) repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(d)F10Words in Sch. 23 para. 10(2)(a) substituted (S.) (1.1.2007) by Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14), ss. 59(5), 63(2); S.S.I. 2006/469, art. 3, Sch. 2F11Sch. 23 para. 10(3) repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(e)Commencement InformationI3Sch. 23 para. 10 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 10(1)(3) in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 10 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1SupplementaryE+W+S+N.I.11(1)Part 3 of this Act has effect in any case where this Part of this Schedule applies subject to any necessary modification.E+W+S+N.I.(2)An expression used in this Part of this Schedule and in Part 3 of this Act has the same meaning as in that Part. Part 4 E+W+S+N.I.Northern IrelandApplication of this PartE+W+S+N.I.12This Part of this Schedule applies if the civil partnership is to be formed in Northern Ireland.E+W+S+N.I.Procedure for giving civil partnership noticesE+W+S+N.I.13(1)The civil partnership notices must be given—E+W+S+N.I.(a)only to a prescribed registrar, and(b)in prescribed cases by both parties together in person at a prescribed register office.(2)Before making any regulations under this paragraph the Secretary of State must consult the Registrar General.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI4Sch. 23 para. 13 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 13 in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 13 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1Accompanying statement as to the qualifying conditionE+W+S+N.I.14F12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S+N.I.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F12Sch. 23 para. 14 repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(f)Civil partnership notice book and civil partnership scheduleE+W+S+N.I.15(1)F13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S+N.I.(2)If the prescribed registrar F14. . . is not the registrar for the purposes of section 140(1), the prescribed registrar must send him the civil partnership notices and he is to be treated as having received them when the prescribed registrar received them.(3)F15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. 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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F13Sch. 23 para. 15(1) repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(g)F14Words in Sch. 23 para. 15(2) repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(h)F15Sch. 23 para. 15(3) repealed (9.5.2011) by The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1158), art. 5(1)(i)Commencement InformationI5Sch. 23 para. 15 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 15(1)(3) in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 15 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1SupplementaryE+W+S+N.I.16(1)Part 4 of this Act has effect in any case where this Part of this Schedule applies subject to any necessary modification.E+W+S+N.I.(2)In particular, section 176 has effect as if the matters proof of which is not necessary in support of the civil partnership included compliance with this Part of this Schedule.(3)In this Part of this Schedule—(a)“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;(b)“registrar” means a person appointed under section 152(1)(a) or (b) or (3);(c)other expressions have the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of this Act.(4)Section 18(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)) 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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI6Sch. 23 para. 16 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; Sch. 23 para. 16 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; Sch. 23 para. 16(3)(a) in force for certain purposes at 15.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/1112, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Sch. 23 para. 16 in force otherwise at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Part 5 E+W+S+N.I.Regulations17Any power to make regulations under this Schedule is exercisable by statutory instrument which is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.E+W+S+N.I.Previous: ScheduleNext: ScheduleBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint This Schedule onlyPDF This Schedule onlyWeb page This Schedule onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. 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