Section 13: Objection to proposed civil partnership

Civil Partnership Act 2004 · 2004 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Civil partnership: England and Wales — Chapter 1: Registration

Any person may object to the issue of a civil partnership schedule under section 14 by giving any registration authority notice of his objection.

A notice of objection must—

state the objector’s place of residence and the ground of objection, and
be signed by or on behalf of the objector.

If a notice of objection is given to a registration authority, it must ensure that the fact that it has been given and the information in it are recorded in the register as soon as possible.

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