http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/146/madeThe Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023enKing's Printer for Scotland2023-05-15CIVIL PARTNERSHIP These Regulations bring the provisions of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 listed in the schedule of the Regulations into force on 30 November 2023. The provisions brought into force amend section 122 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to make it an offence to coerce a person to enter into a civil partnership, and amend section 122 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to provide for the inclusion of declarators of nullity of civil partnership in the register of dissolutions maintained by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland. 2023 No. 146 (C. 15) Civil Partnership The Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023 Made 11th May 2023 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 15th May 2023 Coming into force 30th November 2023 The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(2) and (3) of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 and all other powers enabling them to do so. Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 30 November 2023. Provisions coming into force on 30 November 2023 2 1 30 November 2023 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule of these Regulations, the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of the table. 2 Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in relation to a provision, the provision comes into force on 30 November 2023 for that purpose only. SHIRLEY-ANNE SOMERVILLE A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
11th May 2023 SCHEDULE Regulation 2(1)
Column 1 Provision Column 2 Subject matter Column 3 Purpose
Section 13Forced civil partnerships
Section 14 and schedule 2Consequential modificationsFor the purpose of bringing into force the modifications of section 122 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 provided for in paragraph 6(3) of schedule 2.
EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring the provisions of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 listed in the schedule of the Regulations into force on 30 November 2023. The provisions brought into force amend section 122 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to make it an offence to coerce a person to enter into a civil partnership, and amend section 122 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to provide for the inclusion of declarators of nullity of civil partnership in the register of dissolutions maintained by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS (This note is not part of the Regulations)
ProvisionDate of CommencementS.S.I. No.
Section 1 (partially)1 February 20212020/414
Section 1 (for all remaining purposes)1 June 20212021/23
Section 2(1), (3)(f) and (4)(b) (partially)18 January 20212020/457
Section 2 (partially)1 February 20212020/414
Section 2 (for all remaining purposes)1 June 20212021/23
Section 31 February 20212020/414
Sections 4, 5 and 61 June 20212021/23
Section 7(1), (2)(b) and (2)(f) (partially)18 January 20212020/457
Section 7(1), (2)(a), (c), (d) and (f) (for all remaining purposes)1 June 20212021/23
Section 7(2)(b) (partially)1 June 20212021/23
Sections 8 and 91 June 20212021/23
Section 1030 November 20212021/351
Section 11 (partially)1 February 20212020/414
Section 11 (for all remaining purposes)1 June 20212021/23
Section 121 June 20212021/23
Section 14 (partially)18 January 20212020/457
Section 14 (partially)1 June 20212021/23
Schedule 1 (partially)1 February 20212020/414
Schedule 1 (for all remaining purposes)1 June 20212021/23
Schedule 2, paragraph 5(1) and (19)(b) (partially)18 January 20212020/457
Schedule 2, all remaining provisions other than paragraphs 5, 6(2) and (3), and 71 June 20212021/23
Schedule 2, paragraph 5 (for all remaining purposes) and paragraphs 6(2) and 730 November 20212021/351
2020 asp 15.