Part 2Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 1Registration
The standard procedure
F19Evidence
(1)
A notice of proposed civil partnership under section 8 must, in relation to each of the parties to the civil partnership, be accompanied by specified evidence of the following matters—
(a)
the person's name and surname;
(b)
the person's date of birth;
(c)
the person's place of residence;
(d)
the person's nationality.
F2(1A)
If a party to the proposed civil partnership is a relevant national within the meaning of section 30A(ab) the notice of proposed civil partnership under section 8 must also be accompanied—
(a)
where the party falls within section 30A(ab)(i), by an electronic certificate which confirms that the leave referred to in that provision has been granted; or
(b)
where the party falls within section 30A(ab)(ii)—
(i)
by a certificate of application which confirms that the application referred to in regulation 4 of the Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 has been made; and
(ii)
by evidence that the relevant period referred to in regulation 4 of those Regulations has not expired.
(2)
A person giving a notice of proposed civil partnership under section 8 must provide the registration authority to which the notice is given with specified evidence—
(a)
as to whether the person has previously formed a civil partnership or been married; and
(b)
if so, as to the ending of the civil partnership or marriage.
(3)
In this section “specified evidence” means evidence that is in accordance with regulations made under section 9E.