Legislation – Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020, Section 9.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
Eligibility and registration in Scotland
9Temporary authorisation of celebrants
(1)
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 94E (temporary authorisation of celebrants)—
(a)
“(2A)
An authorisation under subsection (1)(b) may be granted in relation to—
(a)
civil partnerships between persons of the same sex only,
(b)
civil partnerships between persons of different sexes only, or
(c)
both.”,
(b)
in subsection (3) after “(1)(b)” insert “
,
in relation to civil partnerships between persons of the same sex
”
(c)
“(3A)
The Registrar General may grant an authorisation to a person under subsection (1)(b) in relation to civil partnerships between persons of different sexes only if the religious or belief body of which the person is a member—
(a)
is prescribed by virtue of section 94A(2A)(a)(i), or
(b)
has nominated members (whether or not including that person) under section 94B(1A).”.