Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, Civil Partnership Act 2004, Civil Union
The Civil Partnership Act 2004, ss1,2,3
1 Definition of Civil partnership
(1)A civil partnership is a relationship between two people of the same sex (“civil partners”)—
(a)which is formed when they register as civil partners of each other—
(i)in England or Wales (under Part 2),
(ii)in Scotland (under Part 3),
(iii)in Northern Ireland (under Part 4), or
(iv)outside the United Kingdom under an Order in Council made under Chapter 1 of Part 5 (registration at
British consulates etc. or by armed forces personnel), or
Termination of Civil Partnership S 1(3)
(a) A civil partnership ends only on death, dissolution or annulment
(b)in the case of a civil partnership formed as mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i) or (iv), on the conversion of
the civil partnership into a marriage under section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.]
2 Formation of civil partnership by registration
(1)For the purposes of section 1, two people are to be regarded as having registered as civil partners of
each other once each of them has signed the civil partnership document—
(a)at the invitation of, and in the presence of, a civil partnership registrar, and
(b)in the presence of each other and two witnesses.
(2)Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether subsections (3) and (4) are complied with.
(3)After the civil partnership document has been signed under subsection (1), it must also be signed, in the
presence of the civil partners and each other, by—
(a)each of the two witnesses, and
(b)the civil partnership registrar.
(4)After the witnesses and the civil partnership registrar have signed the civil partnership document, the
relevant registration authority must ensure that—
(a)the fact that the two people have registered as civil partners of each other, and
(b)any other information prescribed by regulations,
