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Civil Partnerships Act 2011
sec.15Application for termination
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### sec.15 Application for termination
One or both parties to a civil partnership may apply to the registrar to terminate the partnership (a termination application ).
The termination application must be in the approved form and accompanied by—
a statutory declaration by the applicant or, if more than 1 applicant, each of the applicants stating that the person making the declaration wishes to terminate the civil partnership; and
any fee prescribed by regulation; and
any other document prescribed by regulation.
If the termination application is made by 1, but not both, of the parties to the civil partnership, the application must also be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant stating—
that the other party to the partnership has been served under section 16 ; and
the method by which service was effected under section 16 .
s 15 sub 2012 No. 12 s 16
amd 2015 No. 33 s 17
(sec.15-ssec.1) One or both parties to a civil partnership may apply to the registrar to terminate the partnership (a termination application ).
(sec.15-ssec.2) The termination application must be in the approved form and accompanied by— a statutory declaration by the applicant or, if more than 1 applicant, each of the applicants stating that the person making the declaration wishes to terminate the civil partnership; and any fee prescribed by regulation; and any other document prescribed by regulation.
(sec.15-ssec.3) If the termination application is made by 1, but not both, of the parties to the civil partnership, the application must also be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant stating— that the other party to the partnership has been served under section 16 ; and the method by which service was effected under section 16 .
- (a) a statutory declaration by the applicant or, if more than 1 applicant, each of the applicants stating that the person making the declaration wishes to terminate the civil partnership; and
- (b) any fee prescribed by regulation; and
- (c) any other document prescribed by regulation.
- (a) that the other party to the partnership has been served under section 16 ; and
- (b) the method by which service was effected under section 16 .