(1)A local registration authority shall, with the approval of the Registrar General, appoint—
(a)a registrar of civil partnerships, and
(b)one or more deputy registrars of civil partnerships.
(2)A person holding an appointment under subsection (1) may with the approval of, and shall at the direction of, the Registrar General be removed from his office of registrar or deputy registrar by the local registration authority.
(3)A local registration authority shall, at the direction of the Registrar General, appoint additional persons to register civil partnerships and carry out other functions for the purposes of this Part.
(4)A person shall not be appointed under subsection (1) or (3) if he is under the age of 21.
(5)Regulations under section 159 may confer additional functions on a person holding an appointment under subsection (1).
(6)A person holding an appointment under subsection (1) shall, in exercising his functions under this Part or any other statutory provision, be subject to such instructions or directions as the Registrar General may give.
Commencement Information
I1S. 152 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; s. 152 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 263; s. 152(5) in force at 5.9.2005 by S.I. 2005/2399, art. 2, Sch.; s. 152 in force at 5.12.2005 insofar as not already in force by S.I. 2005/3255, art. 2(1), Sch.