The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

Civil Partnership Schedule: England and Wales

11.  Where—

(a) a civil partnership schedule has been issued under section 14 of the 2004 before the relevant date;

(b) the proposed civil partners have not registered as civil partners by signing the civil partnership schedule before the relevant date; and

(c) either or both proposed civil partners are under the age of 18 years immediately before the relevant date but both will be aged 18 or over during the applicable period as determined by section 17(4) of the 2004 Act,

the notices of the proposed civil partnership are valid but no civil partnership registrar may officiate at the signing of the civil partnership schedule by them until both proposed civil partners have reached the age of 18 years.