http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/2Civil Partnership Act 2004An Act to make provision for and in connection with civil partnership.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-21Expert Participation2026-04-07
Civil Partnership Act 2004s. 213(1A)Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013Sch. 2 para. 5(2)s. 21(3)Civil Partnership Act 2004s. 70AEquality Act 2010s. 201s. 6(4) 205s. 216(2)
SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 2Civil partnerships of persons under 18: England and WalesSection 4(2) and 5(3)Part 1Appropriate persons1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part 2Obtaining consent: general<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Consent of appropriate person unobtainable</Emphasis>3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Consent of appropriate person refused</Emphasis>4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Declaration</Emphasis>5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Forbidding proposed civil partnership</Emphasis>6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Evidence</Emphasis>7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Issue of civil partnership schedule</Emphasis>8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part 3Obtaining consent: special procedure<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Consent of appropriate person unobtainable or refused</Emphasis>10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Declaration</Emphasis>11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Forbidding proposed civil partnership</Emphasis>12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Evidence</Emphasis>13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<CommentaryRef Ref="key-ed2be695222de51395907486cd83978f"/><Emphasis>Issue of Registrar General’s licence</Emphasis>14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Part 4Provisions relating to the court15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sch. 2 omitted (27.2.2023) by virtue of Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 (c. 28), s. 7(1), Sch. para. 4(9) (with s. 8); S.I. 2023/88, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-17)