Where two people have registered as civil partners of each other in England and Wales, the Lord Chancellor may by order validate the civil partnership if it appears to him that it is or may be void under section 49(b).
An order under subsection (1) may include provisions for relieving a person from any liability under section 31(2), 32(2) or 33(5) or (7).
The draft of an order under subsection (1) must be advertised, in such manner as the Lord Chancellor thinks fit, not less than one month before the order is made.
The Lord Chancellor must—
consider all objections to the order sent to him in writing during that month, and
if it appears to him necessary, direct a local inquiry into the validity of any such objections.
An order under subsection (1) is subject to special parliamentary procedure.