100 Offences
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

100 听翱蹿蹿别苍肠别蝉

(1)聽聽聽聽 A person (鈥淎鈥) commits an offence who [purports to register] in Scotland as the civil partner of another person (鈥淏鈥) knowing that either or both鈥

(a)聽聽聽聽 A is already married to or in civil partnership with a person other than B, or

(b)聽聽聽聽 B is already married to or in civil partnership with a person other than A.

(2)聽聽聽聽 A person commits an offence who knowingly鈥

(a)聽聽聽聽 falsifies or forges any civil partnership document (that is to say, any document issued or made, or purporting to be issued or made, or required, under this Part),

(b)聽聽聽聽 uses, or gives or sends to any person as genuine, any false or forged civil partnership document,

(c)聽聽聽聽 being [an approved celebrant or, as the case may be,] an authorised registrar, purports

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