(1)Amend Article 8 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)) (false statements etc. with reference to marriage) as follows.
(2)After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)Any person who—
(a)for the purpose of procuring the formation of a civil partnership or a document mentioned in paragraph (1B)—
(i)makes or signs a declaration required under Part 4 or 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004; or
(ii)gives a notice or certificate required under Part 4 or 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004,
knowing that the declaration, notice or certificate is false;
(b)for the purpose of a record being made in any register relating to civil partnerships—
(i)makes a statement as to any information which is required to be registered under Part 4 or 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004; or
(ii)causes such a statement to be made,
knowing that the statement is false;
(c)forbids the issue of a document mentioned in paragraph (1B)(a) or (b) by representing himself to be a person whose consent to a civil partnership between a child and another person is required under Part 4 or 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, knowing the representation to be false,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(1B)The documents are[en rule]
(a)a civil partnership schedule;
(b)a document required by an Order in Council under section 210 or 211 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 as an authority for two people to register as civil partners of each other;
(c)a certificate of no impediment under section 240 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.”
(3)In paragraph (2), after “paragraph (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.
(4)In the heading to Article 8, after “marriage” insert “ or civil partnership ”.