A civil partnership registrar commits an offence if he refuses or fails to comply with the provisions of this Chapter or of any regulations made under section 36.
A civil partnership registrar guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
and on conviction shall cease to be a civil partnership registrar.
A person commits an offence if—
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
A person commits an offence if he records in the register information relating to the formation of a civil partnership by the signing of a civil partnership schedule, knowing that the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) ....
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both).
A person commits an offence if he records in the register information relating to the formation of a civil partnership by the signing of a Registrar General’s licence, knowing that the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) ....
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (7) is liable—
A prosecution under subsection (5) or (7) may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.