The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005

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11.—(1) Section 31 (offences relating to civil partnership schedule) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (2)(a) insert—

(aa)on premises that are not approved premises although the signing is purportedly in accordance with section 6(3A)(a),

(ab)at any other time other than between 8 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock in the evening,.

(3) In subsection (3) for “(2)” substitute “(2)(a), (aa), (b), (c) or (d)”.

(4) After subsection (3) insert—

(3A) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2)(ab) is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years or to a fine or both.