A person commits an offence if—
he gives information by way of evidence in response to a requirement under section 22(1), knowing that the information is false;
he gives a certificate as provided for by section 22(3), knowing that the certificate is false.
A person commits an offence if, in his actual or purported capacity as a civil partnership registrar, he officiates at the signing of a Registrar General’s licence by proposed civil partners knowing that he does so—
at a place other than the place specified in the licence,
in the absence of a civil partnership registrar,
after the end of 1 month from the day on which the notice of proposed civil partnership was given, or
even though the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) ....
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable—
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine (or both);
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
A prosecution under this section may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.