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27.—(1) The parties to a civil partnership must, in order to change their civil partnership into a marriage in accordance with this Chapter—
(a)attend in person before the authorised person;
(b)provide evidence of the formation of their civil partnership with each other; and
(c)provide such evidence as may be required by the authorised person to satisfy the authorised person of the details provided in the declaration.
(2) Once the parties to the civil partnership have signed the declaration referred to in article 26 (armed forces declaration), the authorised person must, in the presence of the parties, also sign the declaration.
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