Part 3

Civil partnership: Scotland
Chapter 2

Registration

Date and place of registration of religious or belief civil partnerships
93A
1
A religious or belief civil partnership may be registered only on the date and at the place specified in the civil partnership schedule.
2
But if, for any reason, the civil partnership cannot be registered on that date or at that place and a new date or place is fixed for the registration, the district registrar must—
a
issue another civil partnership schedule under section 94(2) in place of that already issued, specifying the new date or place, or
b
substitute, or direct the approved celebrant to substitute, the new date or place in the civil partnership schedule already issued.
3
Subsection (2) does not apply where—
a
the new date is more than 3 months after the date for the registration specified in the civil partnership schedule already issued, or
b
the new place is in a different registration district, is in Scottish waters instead of a registration district or is in a registration district instead of Scottish waters.
4
In a case falling within subsection (3)(a) or (b) the Registrar General may, according to the circumstances—
a
direct the district registrar—
i
to issue another civil partnership schedule under section 94(2) in place of that already issued, specifying the new date or place, or
ii
to substitute, or direct the approved celebrant to substitute, the new date or place in the civil partnership schedule already issued,
(whichever the Registrar General considers the more appropriate), or
b
direct each party to the civil partnership to submit to the district registrar a new notice of proposed civil partnership.
S. 93A inserted (S.) (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 24(11), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch.