The Civil Partnership (Amendments to Registration Provisions) Order 2005

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18.—(1) In Schedule 3 (registration by former spouses one of whom has changed sex), paragraph 7 is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) for “three” substitute “two”.

(3) Sub-paragraph (3) is omitted.

(4) In sub-paragraph (4)—

(a)for “third” substitute “second”;

(b)for the words from “a member” to “United Kingdom” substitute “an officer, seaman or marine borne on the books of one of Her Majesty’s ships at sea”.

(5) For sub-paragraph (6) substitute—

(6) B may make the necessary declaration without reference to A’s usual place of residence for any period..

(6) In sub-paragraph (9)—

(a)paragraph (b) is omitted;

(b)in paragraph (c) for the words from “a member” to “United Kingdom” substitute “an officer, seaman or marine borne on the books of one of Her Majesty’s ships at sea”.

(7) Sub-paragraph (10) is omitted.