Section 9C: Rejection of false information or evidence

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

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

A registration authority may reject—

any information or photograph provided under section 8, 8A or 9A, or
any evidence provided under section 9 or 9A,

if (in particular) the registration authority has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information, photograph or evidence is false.

If the registration authority rejects any information, photograph or evidence, the registration authority may proceed under this Act as if the rejected information, photograph or evidence had not been provided.

This section does not limit the powers of registration authorities to reject anything provided under any other enactment.

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