8Registration and removal of celebrants
(1)The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 94B (registration of nominated persons as celebrants)—
(a)in subsection (1) after “civil partnerships” insert “between persons of the same sex”,
(b)after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)A religious or belief body, not being prescribed by virtue of section 94A(2A)(a)(i), may nominate to the Registrar General any of its members who it desires should be registered under this section as empowered to register civil partnerships between persons of different sexes.”,
(c)in subsection (2)—
(i)after “(1)” insert “or (1A)”,
(ii)after “that body” insert “in relation to registering civil partnerships between persons of the same sex or, as the case may be, civil partnerships between persons of different sexes”,
(d)in subsection (6)—
(i)in paragraph (a) after “(1)” insert “or (1A)”,
(ii)in paragraph (b) after “(1)” insert “or (1A)”,
(e)after subsection (6) insert—
“(6A)The register mentioned in subsection (6)(a)(ii) is to be in two parts—
(a)the first part containing the details mentioned in subsection (6)(a)(ii) in relation to persons nominated by religious or belief bodies to register civil partnerships between persons of the same sex, and
(b)the second part containing those details in relation to persons nominated by religious or belief bodies to register civil partnerships between persons of different sexes.”.
(3)In section 94C (removal of celebrant’s name from register)—
(a)in subsection (1)(b) after “94B(1)” insert “or (1A)”,
(b)in subsection (5) after “94B(1)” insert “or (1A)”.