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

Civil Partnership: Registration Abroad

15.  Where—

(a) two people have given notice to register as civil partners of each other under article 5 of the Registration Abroad Order 2005 before the relevant date;

(b) the relevant part of the United Kingdom for the civil partnership registration is England and Wales;

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

(d) 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 period of validity of the notice determined by article 9 of the Registration Abroad Order 2005,

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