The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014
PART 1Introductory
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
PART 2Conversion in England and Wales
3Conversion declaration
4Information to be provided to Superintendent Registrar
5Conversion procedures
6Standard procedure for conversion
7Procedure for housebound persons
8Procedure for detained persons
9The special procedure
10The two stage procedure
11Conversion on secular premises
12Conversion on religious premises
13Conversion followed by religious ceremony
14Ceremonies
15Waiver of fees
16The fee payable under regulations 11(2)(a) or (3), or 12(2)(a)...
17Verification and amendment of contents of conversion declaration
18Duty to register marriage resulting from conversion
19Completion of declaration and registration in Welsh
20Verification of information and evidence
21Duty to annotate civil partnership records
22The conversion register
23Searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the Registrar General and issue of copies
24Searches of indexes of conversion records kept by the superintendent registrar and issue of copies
25Retention of documents relating to conversions
26Duties of the superintendent registrar
27Correction of errors generally
28Correction of errors
PART 3Consular Conversions
29Countries or territories in which consular conversions may take place
30Conversion
31Conversion procedure
32Conversion declaration
33Duty to register conversions
34Power to dispense with requirements
PART 4Armed Forces Conversions
35Interpretation of this Part
36Countries or territories in which armed forces conversions may take place
37Conversion
38Conversion procedure
39Conversion declaration
40Conversion followed by religious ceremony
PART 5Consequential amendments
41Schedule 2 (which amends subordinate legislation in consequence of these...
SCHEDULE 1
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SCHEDULE 2Consequential Amendments
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2014 No. 3181

Registration Of Births, Deaths And Marriages, Etc. England And Wales

The Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(1), (2), (4), (5) and 18(4)(a) and (c) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 20131, makes the following Regulations:

In accordance with section 18(2)(b) and (c) of that Act a draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.