Section 176: Proof of certain matters not necessary to validity of civil partnership

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

Part 4: Civil partnership: Northern Ireland — Chapter 2: Dissolution, nullity and other proceedings

Where two people have registered as civil partners of each other in Northern Ireland, it is not necessary in support of the civil partnership to give any proof—

that any person whose consent to the civil partnership was required by section 145 (parental etc. consent) had given his consent;
that the registrar was properly appointed under section 152;
that, in the case of a civil partnership to which Schedule 13A applied, any of the events listed in paragraph 2(2) to (6) of that Schedule occurred;

and no evidence is to be given to prove the contrary in any proceedings touching the validity of the civil partnership.

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