Part 2

Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 2

Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

Declarations

General provisions as to making and effect of declarations
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1
Where on an application for a declaration under section 58 the truth of the proposition to be declared is proved to the satisfaction of the court, the court must make the declaration unless to do so would be manifestly contrary to public policy.
2
Any declaration under section 58 binds Her Majesty and all other persons.
3
The court, on the dismissal of an application for a declaration under section 58, may not make any declaration for which an application has not been made.
4
No declaration which may be applied for under section 58 may be made otherwise than under section 58 by any court.
5
No declaration may be made by any court, whether under section 58 or otherwise, that a civil partnership was at its inception void.
6
Nothing in this section affects the powers of any court to make a nullity order in respect of a civil partnership.