The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005

Article 4(1)

SCHEDULE 1 REGISTRATION MATTERS WITH RESPECT TO CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS

Savings Banks Act 1887

1.  After section 10 of the Savings Banks Act 1887(1) insert—

“Civil partnership certificates: England and Wales

10A— (1) This section applies, for the purposes of the Acts relating to the National Savings Bank and the Government Annuities Act 1929, where the formation of a civil partnership by—

(a) a depositor in the National Savings Bank, or

(b) a person insured under the 1929 Act,

is recorded in the register kept under section 30 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

(2) The registration authority for the area in which the civil partnership was formed must, on an application made in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, give the applicant, for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), a certified copy of such entries in the register as are prescribed by regulations made under section 36 of the 2004 Act.

(3) “The prescribed manner” means—

(a) in accordance with any regulations made under section 36 of the 2004 Act, and

(b) in such form as is approved by the Registrar General for England and Wales.

(4) “The prescribed fee” means any fee prescribed under section 34(1) of the 2004 Act.

Civil partnership certificates: Scotland

10B— (1) This section applies, for the purposes of the Acts relating to the National Savings Bank and the Government Annuities Act 1929, where particulars of the formation of a civil partnership by—

(a) a depositor in the National Savings Bank, or

(b) a person insured under the 1929 Act,

have been entered in a register under section 95(2) of the 2004 Act.

(2) The district registrar must, on an application made in such manner as is approved by the Registrar General for Scotland, give the applicant, for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), a certificate of the formation of the civil partnership.

Civil partnership certificates: Northern Ireland

10C— (1) This section applies, for the purposes of the Acts relating to the National Savings Bank and the Government Annuities Act 1929, where the formation of a civil partnership by—

(a) a depositor in the National Savings Bank, or

(b) a person insured under the 1929 Act,

is recorded in a register kept by virtue of section 159(1) of the 2004 Act.

(2) The Registrar General for Northern Ireland or a registrar or deputy registrar of civil partnerships appointed under section 152(1) of the 2004 Act must, on an application made in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, give the applicant, for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), a certificate of the formation of the civil partnership.

(3) “The prescribed manner” means—

(a) in accordance with any regulations made under section 159(1) of the 2004 Act, and

(b) in such form as is approved by the Department of Finance and Personnel.

(4) “The prescribed fee” means any fee prescribed under section 157 of the 2004 Act.”

Registration Service Act 1953

2.  In the Registration Service Act 1953(2), in section 19 (annual abstract), for “and marriages” substitute “, marriages and civil partnerships”.

Public Records Act 1958

3.  In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958(3) (departmental records), in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “marriages” insert “, civil partnerships”.

Social Security Administration Act 1992

4.—(1) In the Social Security Administration Act 1992(4), after section 124 insert—

“Provisions relating to civil partnership: England and Wales

124A— (1) Regulations made by the Registrar General under section 36 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 may provide for the furnishing by registration authorities, subject to the payment of the prescribed fee, of such information for the purposes mentioned in section 124(1) above as may be so prescribed.

(2) Where the civil partnership of a person is required to be ascertained or proved for those purposes, any person—

(a) on presenting to the registration authority for the area in which the civil partnership was formed a request in the prescribed manner in that behalf, and

(b) on payment of the prescribed fee,

shall be entitled to obtain a certified copy of such entries in the register as are prescribed by regulations made under section 36 of the 2004 Act.

(3) “The prescribed fee” means any fee prescribed under section 34(1) of the 2004 Act.

(4) “The prescribed manner” means—

(a) in accordance with any regulations made under section 36 of the 2004 Act, and

(b) in such form as is approved by the Registrar General for England and Wales,

and forms for making a request under subsection (2) shall, on request, be supplied without charge by registration authorities.

Provisions relating to civil partnership: Scotland

124B— (1) Where the civil partnership of a person is required to be ascertained or proved for the purposes mentioned in section 124(1) above, any person, on presenting to a district registrar a request in the approved manner in that behalf, shall be entitled to obtain a copy, certified by the registrar, of the entry in the civil partnership register of the particulars of the civil partnership.

(2) “The approved manner” means in such form and containing such particulars as may be approved by the Registrar General for Scotland.

(3) Forms for making a request under subsection (1) shall, on request, be supplied without charge by district registrars.

(4) “Civil partnership register” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.”

(2) In Schedule 10 to that Act (supplementary benefit etc.), in paragraph 3(1), for “section 124” substitute “sections 124 to 124B”.

Pension Schemes Act 1993

5.  In section 167 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(5) (application of general provisions relating to administration of social security), for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5) Sections 124 to 124B of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (provisions relating to age, death, marriage and civil partnership) shall apply as if information for the purposes mentioned in section 124(1) of that Act included information for the purposes of the relevant provisions.”

(1)

1887 c. 40.

(2)

1953 c. 37.

(3)

1958 c. 51.

(4)

1992 c. 5.

(5)

1993 c. 48.