Part 2

Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 1

Registration

The standard procedure

Rejection of false information or evidence
9C
1
A registration authority may reject—
a
any information or photograph provided under section 8, 8A or 9A, or
b
any evidence provided under section 9 or 9A,
if (in particular) the registration authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information, photograph or evidence is false.
2
If the registration authority rejects any information, photograph or evidence, the registration authority may proceed under this Act as if the rejected information, photograph or evidence had not been provided.
3
This section does not limit the powers of registration authorities to reject anything provided under any other enactment.
Ss. 9-9F substituted for s. 9 (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 21 (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)