The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) (No. 2) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 3167

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) (No. 2) Order 2005

Made

14th November 2005

Laid before Parliament

14th November 2005

Coming into force

5th December 2005

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 34(1) and 36(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004(1) makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Registration of Civil Partnerships (Fees) (No. 2) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

(2) In this Order—

“certified copy” means a copy of an entry in the register referred to in section 30(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 which contains all the information recorded in that entry issued in accordance with regulations made by the Registrar General under section 36 of the 2004 Act;

“certified extract” means a copy of an entry in the register referred to in section 30(4) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 which does not include the addresses of the civil partners as recorded in that entry, issued in accordance with regulations made by the Registrar General under section 36 of the 2004 Act.

Fees payable

2.  In respect of the matters set out in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, the fee specified in the second column shall be payable to the person specified in the third column.

Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

John Healey

Financial Secretary to the Treasury

14th November 2005

article 2

SCHEDULE

Matter for which fee payable	Fee	Payable to
3.  For a certified copy issued by a registration authority—		The registration authority
(a) when application is made at the time of the formation of the civil partnership;	£3.50
(b) in any other case.	£7.00
4.  For a certified extract issued by a registration authority—		The registration authority
(a) when application is made at the time of the formation of the civil partnership;	£3.50
(b) in any other case.	£7.00
5.  For a certified copy or certified extract issued by the Registrar General.	£7.00	The Registrar General
6.  On giving notice to a registration authority under the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005, article 17(2) (certificate of no impediment)(2).	£30.00	The registration authority

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies, in relation to obtaining copies of entries in the register of civil partnerships and to obtaining a certificate of no impediment to the registration of an overseas relationship, the amount of the fees to be paid and who they are to be paid to.

This Order does not impose a charge on business.

(1)

2004 c. 33.

(2)

S.I. 2005 No. 2761.