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If you are thinking about setting up a business, and need it done quickly and easily with no additional requirements, then this package is the perfect choice.
This package is a cheap and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London for the duration of one year.
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This package is one of the most cost effective and the efficient way to start a UK company, which includes a registered office address in London, a nominee secretary, and a nominee director for the duration of one year.
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Private Company Limited by Shares:

  • A private company limited by shares in England and Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.

  • You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.

  • A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if the office of director is held by a natural person as a corporation sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.

  • You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.

  • The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.

  • The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship on the grounds that the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.

  • Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts).

  • There is no requirement for the officers of your company to be UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.

  • Owning, or being an officer of a UK company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK if you are a foreign national.

  • Your company must have a registered office address within England or Wales; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such.

  • Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address: its register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents.

  • So long as you maintain a registered office address in England or Wales, you can conduct your business from any place in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address.

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    A business may be conducted by a company as an entity in its own right and comes into existence by incorporation under companies legislation which also regulates the running of the company and sets out the duties of its officers. In recent years trading trusts have been commonly used as the structure for carrying on a business with their main objective of tax minimization. A trust requires a trustee to act on behalf of a trust and it has been preferable to have a company newly incorporated to act as the trustee as it is believed that this limits the liability of the trust to the paid-up capital of the Trustee Company. A trust is formed by a gift or settlement being made to the trustee on behalf of the, as yet unformed, trust. A solicitor draws up a Trust Deed setting out the powers and formalizing the administration of the trust. The trust has beneficiaries rather than shareholders as in a company, who are entitled to distributions of capital and/or income and these distributions, are controlled by the trustee.
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    This is one of our most popular packages with worldwide customers, and includes: -

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  • Our Deluxe package is a fast and easy option, it is ideal for the UK, EU, and international small to medium businesses who wish to appoint a nominee director and a nominee secretary in order to maintain the anonymity of the real owner, and it includes: -

  • Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses in London, our nominee director and nominee secretary. We can appoint your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder(s), or you can appoint a nominee sharholder provided by Coddan;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

    The following two hard bound copies of corporate documents, will be send by post to you upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director;
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
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  • This is our most popular package with the UK residents, and includes: -

  • The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
  • The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • *If you do not have an a valid address in the UK, which can be used as the registered office address for your company, please check our Economy package. The non-UK address cannot be acceptable as the office address for the UK company.

    This is our most popular package with the UK and EU residents, and includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);

    The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a members;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • An original certificate of incorporation
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum & articles of association
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The registration your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint our own candidates to the role of a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for one year are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);
  • A completed register of directors and members
  • The provision of a nominee member for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee member service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • Pre-signed, undated letters of resignation from a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • A general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • A declaration of trust from a nominee member;
  • An indemnity letter for the power of attorney;
  • A nominee agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees.
  • This is another one of our most popular packages for small and medium size businesses, such as those being run by a sole director from home, and for companies owned by overseas residents who still need a local registered office address, but would rather not open a local office in the UK;

    This package is often chosen by such customers, who are looking to minimise a sole director' personal liability (and who are not quite familiar with the UK corporate legislation), because this package includes thye provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months. This package is also includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);

    The following hard bound copy of the corporate documents, will be send by post to you, upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register.
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a limited partnership usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI offshore limited partnership from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a general partner;
  • The government and initiation fees for registration are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a limited partnership name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the partnership agreement;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee limited partner for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee limited partner service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your offshore company: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the partnership agreement;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of partners;
  • A completed register of partners;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee limited partner (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee limited partner;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

    This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

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    Civil Partnership Act 2004
    2004 Chapter 33 - continued

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     PART 2
     CIVIL PARTNERSHIP: ENGLAND AND WALES
     CHAPTER 1
     REGISTRATION
     
    Formation, eligibility and parental etc. consent
    2    Formation of civil partnership by registration
     
         (1) For the purposes of section 1, two people are to be regarded as having registered as civil partners of each other once each of them has signed the civil partnership document-
     
     
      (a) at the invitation of, and in the presence of, a civil partnership registrar, and
     
      (b) in the presence of each other and two witnesses.
         (2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether subsections (3) and (4) are complied with.
     
         (3) After the civil partnership document has been signed under subsection (1), it must also be signed, in the presence of the civil partners and each other, by-
     
     
      (a) each of the two witnesses, and
     
      (b) the civil partnership registrar.
         (4) After the witnesses and the civil partnership registrar have signed the civil partnership document, the relevant registration authority must ensure that-
     
     
      (a) the fact that the two people have registered as civil partners of each other, and
     
      (b) any other information prescribed by regulations,
     is recorded in the register as soon as is practicable.
     
         (5) No religious service is to be used while the civil partnership registrar is officiating at the signing of a civil partnership document.
     
         (6) "The civil partnership document" has the meaning given by section 7(1).
     
         (7) "The relevant registration authority" means the registration authority in whose area the registration takes place.
     
    3    Eligibility
     
         (1) Two people are not eligible to register as civil partners of each other if-
     
     
      (a) they are not of the same sex,
     
      (b) either of them is already a civil partner or lawfully married,
     
      (c) either of them is under 16, or
     
      (d) they are within prohibited degrees of relationship.
         (2) Part 1 of Schedule 1 contains provisions for determining when two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship.
     
    4    Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18
     
         (1) The consent of the appropriate persons is required before a child and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
     
         (2) Part 1 of Schedule 2 contains provisions for determining who are the appropriate persons for the purposes of this section.
     
         (3) The requirement of consent under subsection (1) does not apply if the child is a surviving civil partner.
     
         (4) Nothing in this section affects any need to obtain the consent of the High Court before a ward of court and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
     
         (5) In this Part "child", except where used to express a relationship, means a person who is under 18.
     
     
    Registration procedure: general
    5    Types of pre-registration procedure
     
         (1) Two people may register as civil partners of each other under-
     
     
      (a) the standard procedure;
     
      (b) the procedure for house-bound persons;
     
      (c) the procedure for detained persons;
     
      (d) the special procedure (which is for cases where a person is seriously ill and not expected to recover).
         (2) The procedures referred to in subsection (1)(a) to (c) are subject to-
     
     
      (a) section 20 (modified procedures for certain non-residents);
     
      (b) Schedule 3 (former spouses one of whom has changed sex).
         (3) The procedures referred to in subsection (1) (including the procedures as modified by section 20 and Schedule 3) are subject to-
     
     
      (a) Part 2 of Schedule 1 (provisions applicable in connection with prohibited degrees of relationship), and
     
      (b) Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2 (provisions applicable where proposed civil partner is under 18).
         (4) This section is also subject to section 249 and Schedule 23 (immigration control and formation of civil partnerships).
     
    6    Place of registration
     
         (1) The place at which two people may register as civil partners of each other-
     
     
      (a) must be in England or Wales,
     
      (b) must not be in religious premises, and
     
      (c) must be specified in the notices, or notice, of proposed civil partnership required by this Chapter.
         (2) "Religious premises" means premises which-
     
     
      (a) are used solely or mainly for religious purposes, or
     
      (b) have been so used and have not subsequently been used solely or mainly for other purposes.
         (3) In the case of registration under the standard procedure (including that procedure modified as mentioned in section 5), the place-
     
     
      (a) must be one which is open to any person wishing to attend the registration, and
     
      (b) before being specified in a notice of proposed civil partnership, must be agreed with the registration authority in whose area that place is located.
         (4) If the place specified in a notice is not so agreed, the notice is void.
     
         (5) A registration authority may provide a place in its area for the registration of civil partnerships.
     
    7    The civil partnership document
     
         (1) In this Part "the civil partnership document" means-
     
     
      (a) in relation to the special procedure, a Registrar General's licence, and
     
      (b) in relation to any other procedure, a civil partnership schedule.
         (2) Before two people are entitled to register as civil partners of each other-
     
     
      (a) the civil partnership document must be delivered to the civil partnership registrar, and
     
      (b) the civil partnership registrar may then ask them for any information required (under section 2(4)) to be recorded in the register.
     
    The standard procedure
    8    Notice of proposed civil partnership and declaration
     
         (1) For two people to register as civil partners of each other under the standard procedure, each of them must-
     
     
      (a) give a notice of proposed civil partnership to a registration authority, and
     
      (b) have resided in England or Wales for at least 7 days immediately before giving the notice.
         (2) A notice of proposed civil partnership must contain such information as may be prescribed by regulations.
     
         (3) A notice of proposed civil partnership must also include the necessary declaration, made and signed by the person giving the notice-
     
     
      (a) at the time when the notice is given, and
     
      (b) in the presence of an authorised person;
     and the authorised person must attest the declaration by adding his name, description and place of residence.
     
         (4) The necessary declaration is a solemn declaration in writing-
     
     
      (a) that the proposed civil partner believes that there is no impediment of kindred or affinity or other lawful hindrance to the formation of the civil partnership;
     
      (b) that each of the proposed civil partners has had a usual place of residence in England or Wales for at least 7 days immediately before giving the notice.
         (5) Where a notice of proposed civil partnership is given to a registration authority in accordance with this section, the registration authority must ensure that the following information is recorded in the register as soon as possible-
     
     
      (a) the fact that the notice has been given and the information in it;
     
      (b) the fact that the authorised person has attested the declaration.
         (6) "Authorised person" means an employee or officer or other person provided by a registration authority who is authorised by that authority to attest notices of proposed civil partnership.
     
         (7) For the purposes of this Chapter, a notice of proposed civil partnership is recorded when subsection (5) is complied with.
     
    9    Power to require evidence of name etc.
     
         (1) The registration authority to which a notice of proposed civil partnership is given may require the person giving the notice to provide it with specified evidence-
     
     
      (a) relating to that person, or
     
      (b) if the registration authority considers that the circumstances are exceptional, relating not only to that person but also to that person's proposed civil partner.
         (2) Such a requirement may be imposed at any time before the registration authority issues the civil partnership schedule under section 14.
     
         (3) "Specified evidence", in relation to a person, means such evidence as may be specified in guidance issued by the Registrar General-
     
     
      (a) of the person's name and surname,
     
      (b) of the person's age,
     
      (c) as to whether the person has previously formed a civil partnership or a marriage and, if so, as to the ending of the civil partnership or marriage,
     
      (d) of the person's nationality, and
     
      (e) as to the person's residence in England or Wales during the period of 7 days preceding the giving of a notice of proposed civil partnership by that person.
    10    Proposed civil partnership to be publicised
     
         (1) Where a notice of proposed civil partnership has been given to a registration authority, the relevant information must be publicised during the waiting period-
     
     
      (a) by that registration authority,
     
      (b) by any registration authority in whose area the person giving the notice has resided during the period of 7 days preceding the giving of the notice,
     
      (c) by any registration authority in whose area the proposed civil partner of the person giving the notice has resided during the period of 7 days preceding the giving of that notice,
     
      (d) by the registration authority in whose area the place specified in the notice as the place of proposed registration is located, and
     
      (e) by the Registrar General.
         (2) "The relevant information" means-
     
     
      (a) the name of the person giving the notice,
     
      (b) the name of that person's proposed civil partner, and
     
      (c) such other information as may be prescribed by regulations.
    11    Meaning of "the waiting period"
     
     In this Chapter "the waiting period", in relation to a notice of proposed civil partnership, means the period-
     
     
      (a) beginning the day after the notice is recorded, and
     
      (b) subject to section 12, ending at the end of the period of 15 days beginning with that day.
    12    Power to shorten the waiting period
     
         (1) If the Registrar General, on an application being made to him, is satisfied that there are compelling reasons because of the exceptional circumstances of the case for shortening the period of 15 days mentioned in section 11(b), he may shorten it to such period as he considers appropriate.
     
         (2) Regulations may make provision with respect to the making, and granting, of applications under subsection (1).
     
         (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may provide for-
     
     
      (a) the power conferred by subsection (1) to be exercised by a registration authority on behalf of the Registrar General in such classes of case as are prescribed by the regulations;
     
      (b) the making of an appeal to the Registrar General against a decision taken by a registration authority in accordance with regulations made by virtue of paragraph (a).
    13    Objection to proposed civil partnership
     
         (1) Any person may object to the issue of a civil partnership schedule under section 14 by giving any registration authority notice of his objection.
     
         (2) A notice of objection must-
     
     
      (a) state the objector's place of residence and the ground of objection, and
     
      (b) be signed by or on behalf of the objector.
         (3) If a notice of objection is given to a registration authority, it must ensure that the fact that it has been given and the information in it are recorded in the register as soon as possible.
     
    14    Issue of civil partnership schedule
     
         (1) As soon as the waiting period in relation to each notice of proposed civil partnership has expired, the registration authority in whose area it is proposed that the registration take place is under a duty, at the request of one or both of the proposed civil partners, to issue a document to be known as a "civil partnership schedule".
     
         (2) Regulations may make provision as to the contents of a civil partnership schedule.
     
         (3) The duty in subsection (1) does not apply if the registration authority is not satisfied that there is no lawful impediment to the formation of the civil partnership.
     
         (4) If an objection to the issue of the civil partnership schedule has been recorded in the register, no civil partnership schedule is to be issued until-
     
     
      (a) the relevant registration authority has investigated the objection and is satisfied that the objection ought not to obstruct the issue of the civil partnership schedule, or
     
      (b) the objection has been withdrawn by the person who made it.
         (5) "The relevant registration authority" means the authority which first records that a notice of proposed civil partnership has been given by one of the proposed civil partners.
     
    15    Appeal against refusal to issue civil partnership schedule
     
         (1) If the registration authority refuses to issue a civil partnership schedule-
     
     
      (a) because an objection to its issue has been made under section 13, or
     
      (b) in reliance on section 14(3),
     either of the proposed civil partners may appeal to the Registrar General.
     
         (2) On an appeal under this section the Registrar General must either confirm the refusal or direct that a civil partnership schedule be issued.
     
    16    Frivolous objections and representations: liability for costs etc.
     
         (1) Subsection (3) applies if-
     
     
      (a) a person objects to the issue of a civil partnership schedule, but
     
      (b) the Registrar General declares that the grounds on which the objection is made are frivolous and ought not to obstruct the issue of the civil partnership schedule.
         (2) Subsection (3) also applies if-
     
     
      (a) in reliance on section 14(3), the registration authority refuses to issue a civil partnership schedule as a result of a representation made to it, and
     
      (b) on an appeal under section 15 against the refusal, the Registrar General declares that the representation is frivolous and ought not to obstruct the issue of the civil partnership schedule.
         (3) The person who made the objection or representation is liable for-
     
     
      (a) the costs of the proceedings before the Registrar General, and
     
      (b) damages recoverable by the proposed civil partner to whom the objection or representation relates.
         (4) For the purpose of enabling any person to recover any such costs and damages, a copy of a declaration of the Registrar General purporting to be sealed with the seal of the General Register Office is evidence that the Registrar General has made the declaration.
     
    17    Period during which registration may take place
     
         (1) The proposed civil partners may not register as civil partners of each other on the production of the civil partnership schedule until the waiting period in relation to each notice of proposed civil partnership has expired.
     
         (2) Subject to subsection (1), under the standard procedure, they may register as civil partners by signing the civil partnership schedule at any time during the applicable period.
     
         (3) If they do not register as civil partners by signing the civil partnership schedule before the end of the applicable period-
     
     
      (a) the notices of proposed civil partnership and the civil partnership schedule are void, and
     
      (b) no civil partnership registrar may officiate at the signing of the civil partnership schedule by them.
         (4) The applicable period, in relation to two people registering as civil partners of each other, is the period of 12 months beginning with-
     
     
      (a) the day on which the notices of proposed civil partnership are recorded, or
     
      (b) if the notices are not recorded on the same day, the earlier of those days.
     
    The procedures for house-bound and detained persons
    18    House-bound persons
     
         (1) This section applies if two people wish to register as civil partners of each other at the place where one of them is house-bound.
     
         (2) A person is house-bound at any place if, in relation to that person, a statement is made by a registered medical practitioner that, in his opinion-
     
     
      (a) because of illness or disability, that person ought not to move or be moved from the place where he is at the time when the statement is made, and
     
      (b) it is likely to be the case for at least the following 3 months that because of the illness or disability that person ought not to move or be moved from that place.
         (3) The procedure under which the two people concerned may register as civil partners of each other is the same as the standard procedure, except that-
     
     
      (a) each notice of proposed civil partnership must be accompanied by a statement under subsection (2) ("a medical statement"), which must have been made not more than 14 days before the day on which the notice is recorded,
     
      (b) the fact that the registration authority to whom the notice is given has received the medical statement must be recorded in the register, and
     
      (c) the applicable period (for the purposes of section 17) is the period of 3 months beginning with-
     
        (i) the day on which the notices of proposed civil partnership are recorded, or
     
        (ii) if the notices are not recorded on the same day, the earlier of those days.
         (4) A medical statement must contain such information and must be made in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations.
     
         (5) A medical statement may not be made in relation to a person who is detained as described in section 19(2).
     
         (6) For the purposes of this Chapter, a person in relation to whom a medical statement is made is to be treated, if he would not otherwise be so treated, as resident and usually resident at the place where he is for the time being.
     
    19    Detained persons
     
         (1) This section applies if two people wish to register as civil partners of each other at the place where one of them is detained.
     
         (2) "Detained" means detained-
     
     
      (a) as a patient in a hospital (but otherwise than by virtue of section 2, 4, 5, 35, 36 or 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20) (short term detentions)), or
     
      (b) in a prison or other place to which the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) applies.
         (3) The procedure under which the two people concerned may register as civil partners of each other is the same as the standard procedure, except that-
     
     
      (a) each notice of proposed civil partnership must be accompanied by a supporting statement, which must have been made not more than 21 days before the day on which the notice is recorded,
     
      (b) the fact that the registration authority to whom the notice is given has received the supporting statement must be recorded in the register, and
     
      (c) the applicable period (for the purposes of section 17) is the period of 3 months beginning with-
     
        (i) the day on which the notices of proposed civil partnership are recorded, or
     
        (ii) if the notices are not recorded on the same day, the earlier of those days.
         (4) A supporting statement, in relation to a detained person, is a statement made by the responsible authority which-
     
     
      (a) identifies the establishment where the person is detained, and
     
      (b) states that the responsible authority has no objection to that establishment being specified in a notice of proposed civil partnership as the place at which the person is to register as a civil partner.
         (5) A supporting statement must contain such information and must be made in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations.
     
         (6) "The responsible authority" means-
     
     
      (a) if the person is detained in a hospital, the hospital's managers;
     
      (b) if the person is detained in a prison or other place to which the 1952 Act applies, the governor or other officer for the time being in charge of that prison or other place.
         (7) "Patient" and "hospital" have the same meaning as in Part 2 of the 1983 Act and "managers", in relation to a hospital, has the same meaning as in section 145(1) of the 1983 Act.
     
         (8) For the purposes of this Chapter, a detained person is to be treated, if he would not otherwise be so treated, as resident and usually resident at the place where he is for the time being.
     
     
    Modified procedures for certain non-residents
    20    Modified procedures for certain non-residents
     
         (1) Subsection (5) applies in the following three cases.
     
         (2) The first is where-
     
     
      (a) two people wish to register as civil partners of each other in England and Wales, and
     
      (b) one of them ("A") resides in Scotland and the other ("B") resides in England or Wales.
         (3) The second is where-
     
     
      (a) two people wish to register as civil partners of each other in England and Wales, and
     
      (b) one of them ("A") resides in Northern Ireland and the other ("B") resides in England or Wales.
         (4) The third is where-
     
     
      (a) two people wish to register as civil partners of each other in England and Wales, and
     
      (b) one of them ("A") is a member of Her Majesty's forces who is serving outside the United Kingdom and the other ("B") resides in England or Wales.
         (5) For the purposes of the standard procedure, the procedure for house-bound persons and the procedure for detained persons-
     
     
      (a) A is not required to give a notice of proposed civil partnership under this Chapter;
     
      (b) B may give a notice of proposed civil partnership and make the necessary declaration without regard to the requirement that would otherwise apply that A must reside in England or Wales;
     
      (c) the waiting period is calculated by reference to the day on which B's notice is recorded;
     
      (d) the civil partnership schedule is not to be issued by a registration authority unless A or B produces to that registration authority a certificate of no impediment issued to A under the relevant provision;
     
      (e) the applicable period is calculated by reference to the day on which B's notice is recorded and, where the standard procedure is used in the first and second cases, is the period of 3 months beginning with that day;
     
      (f) section 31 applies as if in subsections (1)(a) and (2)(c) for "each notice" there were substituted "B's notice".
         (6) "The relevant provision" means-
     
     
      (a) if A resides in Scotland, section 97;
     
      (b) if A resides in Northern Ireland, section 150;
     
      (c) if A is a member of Her Majesty's forces who is serving outside the United Kingdom, section 239.
         (7) "Her Majesty's forces" has the same meaning as in the Army Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2 c. 18).
     
     
    The special procedure
    21    Notice of proposed civil partnership
     
         (1) For two people to register as civil partners of each other under the special procedure, one of them must-
     
     
      (a) give a notice of proposed civil partnership to the registration authority for the area in which it is proposed that the registration take place, and
     
      (b) comply with any requirement made under section 22.
         (2) The notice must contain such information as may be prescribed by regulations.
     
         (3) Subsections (3) to (6) of section 8 (necessary declaration etc.), apart from paragraph (b) of subsection (4), apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.
     
    22    Evidence to be produced
     
         (1) The person giving a notice of proposed civil partnership to a registration authority under the special procedure must produce to the authority such evidence as the Registrar General may require to satisfy him-
     
     
      (a) that there is no lawful impediment to the formation of the civil partnership,
     
      (b) that the conditions in subsection (2) are met, and
     
      (c) that there is sufficient reason why a licence should be granted.
         (2) The conditions are that one of the proposed civil partners-
     
     
      (a) is seriously ill and not expected to recover, and
     
      (b) understands the nature and purport of signing a Registrar General's licence.
         (3) The certificate of a registered medical practitioner is sufficient evidence of any or all of the matters referred to in subsection (2).
     
    23    Application to be reported to Registrar General
     
     On receiving a notice of proposed civil partnership under section 21 and any evidence under section 22, the registration authority must-
     
     
      (a) inform the Registrar General, and
     
      (b) comply with any directions the Registrar General may give for verifying the evidence given.
    24    Objection to issue of Registrar General's licence
     
         (1) Any person may object to the Registrar General giving authority for the issue of his licence by giving the Registrar General or any registration authority notice of his objection.
     
         (2) A notice of objection must-
     
     
      (a) state the objector's place of residence and the ground of objection, and
     
      (b) be signed by or on behalf of the objector.
         (3) If a notice of objection is given to a registration authority, it must ensure that the fact that it has been given and the information in it are recorded in the register as soon as possible.
     
    25    Issue of Registrar General's licence
     
         (1) This section applies where a notice of proposed civil partnership is given to a registration authority under section 21.
     
         (2) The registration authority may issue a Registrar General's licence if, and only if, given authority to do so by the Registrar General.
     
         (3) The Registrar General-
     
     
      (a) may not give his authority unless he is satisfied that one of the proposed civil partners is seriously ill and not expected to recover, but
     
      (b) if so satisfied, must give his authority unless a lawful impediment to the issue of his licence has been shown to his satisfaction to exist.
         (4) A licence under this section must state that it is issued on the authority of the Registrar General.
     
         (5) Regulations may (subject to subsection (4)) make provision as to the contents of a licence under this section.
     
         (6) If an objection has been made to the Registrar General giving authority for the issue of his licence, he is not to give that authority until-
     
     
      (a) he has investigated the objection and decided whether it ought to obstruct the issue of his licence, or
     
      (b) the objection has been withdrawn by the person who made it.
         (7) Any decision of the Registrar General under subsection (6)(a) is final.
     
    26    Frivolous objections: liability for costs
     
         (1) This section applies if-
     
     
      (a) a person objects to the Registrar General giving authority for the issue of his licence, but
     
      (b) the Registrar General declares that the grounds on which the objection is made are frivolous and ought not to obstruct the issue of his licence.
         (2) The person who made the objection is liable for-
     
     
      (a) the costs of the proceedings before the Registrar General, and
     
      (b) damages recoverable by the proposed civil partner to whom the objection relates.
         (3) For the purpose of enabling any person to recover any such costs and damages, a copy of a declaration of the Registrar General purporting to be sealed with the seal of the General Register Office is evidence that the Registrar General has made the declaration.
     
    27    Period during which registration may take place
     
         (1) If a Registrar General's licence has been issued under section 25, the proposed civil partners may register as civil partners by signing it at any time within 1 month from the day on which the notice of proposed civil partnership was given.
     
         (2) If they do not register as civil partners by signing the licence within the 1 month period-
     
     
      (a) the notice of proposed civil partnership and the licence are void, and
     
      (b) no civil partnership registrar may officiate at the signing of the licence by them.
     
    Supplementary
    28    Registration authorities
     
     In this Chapter "registration authority" means-
     
     
      (a) in relation to England, a county council, the council of any district comprised in an area for which there is no county council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
     
      (b) in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council.
    29    Civil partnership registrars
     
         (1) A civil partnership registrar is an individual who is designated by a registration authority as a civil partnership registrar for its area.
     
         (2) It is the duty of each registration authority to ensure that there is a sufficient number of civil partnership registrars for its area to carry out in that area the functions of civil partnership registrars.
     
         (3) Each registration authority must inform the Registrar General as soon as is practicable-
     
     
      (a) of any designation it has made of a person as a civil partnership registrar, and
     
      (b) of the ending of any such designation.
         (4) The Registrar General must make available to the public a list-
     
     
      (a) of civil partnership registrars, and
     
      (b) of the registration authorities for which they are designated to act.
    30    The Registrar General and the register
     
         (1) In this Chapter "the Registrar General" means the Registrar General for England and Wales.
     
         (2) The Registrar General must provide a system for keeping any records that relate to civil partnerships and are required by this Chapter to be made.
     
         (3) The system may, in particular, enable those records to be kept together with other records kept by the Registrar General.
     
         (4) In this Chapter "the register" means the system for keeping records provided under subsection (2).
     
    31    Offences relating to civil partnership schedule
     
         (1) A person commits an offence if he issues a civil partnership schedule knowing that he does so-
     
     
      (a) before the waiting period in relation to each notice of proposed civil partnership has expired,
     
      (b) after the end of the applicable period, or
     
      (c) at a time when its issue has been forbidden under Schedule 2 by a person entitled to forbid its issue.
         (2) A person commits an offence if, in his actual or purported capacity as a civil partnership registrar, he officiates at the signing of a civil partnership schedule by proposed civil partners knowing that he does so-
     
     
      (a) at a place other than the place specified in the notices of proposed civil partnership and the civil partnership schedule,
     
      (b) in the absence of a civil partnership registrar,
     
      (c) before the waiting period in relation to each notice of proposed civil partnership has expired, or
     
      (d) even though the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) or (c).
         (3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both).
     
         (4) A prosecution under this section may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.
     
    32    Offences relating to Registrar General's licence
     
         (1) A person commits an offence if-
     
     
      (a) he gives information by way of evidence in response to a requirement under section 22(1), knowing that the information is false;
     
      (b) he gives a certificate as provided for by section 22(3), knowing that the certificate is false.
         (2) A person commits an offence if, in his actual or purported capacity as a civil partnership registrar, he officiates at the signing of a Registrar General's licence by proposed civil partners knowing that he does so-
     
     
      (a) at a place other than the place specified in the licence,
     
      (b) in the absence of a civil partnership registrar,
     
      (c) after the end of 1 month from the day on which the notice of proposed civil partnership was given, or
     
      (d) even though the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) or (c).
         (3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine (or both);
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
         (4) A prosecution under this section may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.
     
    33    Offences relating to the recording of civil partnerships
     
         (1) A civil partnership registrar commits an offence if he refuses or fails to comply with the provisions of this Chapter or of any regulations made under section 36.
     
         (2) A civil partnership registrar guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine (or both);
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
     and on conviction shall cease to be a civil partnership registrar.
     
         (3) A person commits an offence if-
     
     
      (a) under arrangements made by a registration authority for the purposes of section 2(4), he is under a duty to record information required to be recorded under section 2(4), but
     
      (b) he refuses or without reasonable cause omits to do so.
         (4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
     
         (5) A person commits an offence if he records in the register information relating to the formation of a civil partnership by the signing of a civil partnership schedule, knowing that the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) or (c).
     
         (6) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both).
     
         (7) A person commits an offence if he records in the register information relating to the formation of a civil partnership by the signing of a Registrar General's licence, knowing that the civil partnership is void under section 49(b) or (c).
     
         (8) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (7) is liable-
     
     
      (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to a fine (or both);
     
      (b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
         (9) A prosecution under subsection (5) or (7) may not be commenced more than 3 years after the commission of the offence.
     
    34    Fees
     
         (1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer may by order provide for fees, of such amounts as may be specified in the order, to be payable to such persons as may be prescribed by the order in respect of-
     
     
      (a) the giving of a notice of proposed civil partnership and the attestation of the necessary declaration;
     
      (b) the making of an application under section 12(1) (application to reduce waiting period);
     
      (c) the issue of a Registrar General's licence;
     
      (d) the attendance of the civil partnership registrar when two people sign the civil partnership document;
     
      (e) such other services provided in connection with civil partnerships either by registration authorities or by or on behalf of the Registrar General as may be prescribed by the order.
         (2) The Registrar General may remit the fee for the issue of his licence in whole or in part in any case where it appears to him that the payment of the fee would cause hardship to the proposed civil partners.
     
    35    Power to assimilate provisions relating to civil registration
     
         (1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer may by order make-
     
     
      (a) such amendments of this Act as appear to him appropriate for the purpose of assimilating any provision connected with the formation or recording of civil partnerships in England and Wales to any provision made (whether or not under an order under section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (c. 6)) in relation to civil marriage in England and Wales, and
     
      (b) such amendments of other enactments and of subordinate legislation as appear to him appropriate in consequence of any amendments made under paragraph (a).
         (2) "Civil marriage" means marriage solemnised otherwise than according to the rites of the Church of England or any other religious usages.
     
         (3) "Amendment" includes repeal or revocation.
     
         (4) "Subordinate legislation" has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).
     
    36    Regulations and orders
     
         (1) Regulations may make provision supplementing the provisions of this Chapter.
     
         (2) Regulations may in particular make provision-
     
     
      (a) relating to the use of Welsh in documents and records relating to civil partnerships;
     
      (b) with respect to the retention of documents relating to civil partnerships;
     
      (c) prescribing the duties of civil partnership registrars;
     
      (d) prescribing the duties of persons in whose presence any declaration is made for the purposes of this Chapter;
     
      (e) for the issue by the Registrar General of guidance supplementing any provision made by the regulations.
     
      (f) for the issue by registration authorities or the Registrar General of certified copies of entries in the register and for such copies to be received in evidence.
         (3) In this Chapter "regulations" means regulations made by the Registrar General with the approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
     
         (4) Any power to make regulations or an order under this Chapter is exercisable by statutory instrument.
     
         (5) A statutory instrument containing an order under section 34 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
     
         (6) No order may be made under section 35 unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
     
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    In the event of Companies House rejecting an application or submission you will have three days to re-submit the application with appropriate corrections at no extra charge. We reserve the right to cancel the contract between us if one or more of the goods or services that you ordered were listed at an incorrect price due to a typographical error or an error in the pricing information received by us from our supplier. If we do cancel your order for this reason, we will notify you by email and will credit your account with any sum deducted by us from your credit card as soon as possible but in any event within 30 days of your order. We will not be obliged to offer any additional compensation for disappointment suffered. Products are delivered using Royal Mail recorded delivery post, or e-mail (as appropriate), unless otherwise stated. Where you request an alternative method of delivery, you must meet those costs. Services are provided using reasonable skill and care. Products and services will be provided in accordance with the timescales set out in the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 unless otherwise agreed with you. Website Last Updated: 5/22/2012