86 Eligibility
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

86 Ìý·¡±ô¾±²µ¾±²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â

(1)     Two people are not eligible to register in Scotland as civil partners of each other if—

(a)     . . .

(b)     they are related in a forbidden degree,

(c)     either has not attained the age of 16,

(d)     either is married or already in civil partnership, or

(e)     either is incapable of—

(i)     understanding the nature of civil partnership, or

(ii)     validly consenting to its formation.

[(2)     Subject to subsection (3), a person is related to another person in a forbidden degree if related to that person in a degree specified in Schedule 10.]

(3)     [A person who is related to another person in a degree specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 10 (relationships

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Direct discrimination

Direct discriminationIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements come to an

LEXISNEXIS

Control of asbestos—duty to manage

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from risks related to exposure to asbestos and make it clear that these duties, so far as is reasonably practicable, are also owed to any other person, whether at work or not, who may be

LEXISNEXIS

Resulting trusts

Resulting trusts represent one of the three types of trust which do not require to be declared or evidenced in writing. The others are constructive and implied trusts, although it is perhaps doubtful whether there is any form of implied trust which is not in fact either a resulting trust or a

LEXISNEXIS

Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claim

Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimNegligence—what are the key ingredients to establish a claim in negligence?For liability in negligence to be founded, four key ingredients must be present:•duty of care•breach of that duty•damage (which is caused by the breach)•foreseeability of