211 Registration by armed forces personnel
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

211  Registration by armed forces personnel

(1)     Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision for two people to register as civil partners of each other—

(a)     in prescribed countries or territories outside the United Kingdom, and

(b)     in the presence of an officer appointed by virtue of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (c 58),

in cases where the officer is satisfied that the conditions in subsection (2) are met.

(2)     The conditions are that—

(a)     at least one of the proposed civil partners—

(i)     is a member of

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