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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.
This package is a not expensive and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London and a nominee secretary for the duration of one year.
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.

  • Coddan offers company formation, ready-made company registration for UK limited companies. We offer electronic filing enterprises & registering corporation services. In addition to business registrations, we offer trademark registration, shareholder agreements, toll-free numbers, telephone answering, virtual office and company searches for UK limited companies. You are an accountant for whom company establishment is a frequent activity or an individual ordering your first company registrations. Start a company by incorporating or forming a LTD, PLC or LLP at Coddan. Learn about incorporation & how to incorporate your business online: register a business name, company registration, business registration numbers, company house web filing - business name registration check. Whether you start-up online, register London business or form a corporation Scotland, we can help you understand the business start-up process for filing LTD United Kingdom.
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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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     PART 4
     CIVIL PARTNERSHIP: NORTHERN IRELAND
     CHAPTER 1
     REGISTRATION
     
    Formation and eligibility
    137    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 schedule in the presence of-
     
     
      (a) each other,
     
      (b) two witnesses both of whom profess to be 16 or over, and
     
      (c) the registrar.
         (2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether subsections (3) and (4) are complied with.
     
         (3) After the civil partnership schedule 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 registrar.
         (4) After the witnesses and the registrar have signed the civil partnership schedule, the registrar must cause the registration of the civil partnership to be recorded as soon as practicable.
     
         (5) No religious service is to be used while the registrar is officiating at the signing of a civil partnership schedule.
     
    138    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,
     
      (d) they are within prohibited degrees of relationship, or
     
      (e) either of them is incapable of understanding the nature of civil partnership.
         (2) Schedule 12 contains provisions for determining when two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship.
     
     
    Preliminaries to registration
    139    Notice of proposed civil partnership
     
         (1) For two people to register as civil partners of each other under this Chapter, each of them must give the registrar a notice of proposed civil partnership (a "civil partnership notice").
     
         (2) A civil partnership notice must be-
     
     
      (a) in the prescribed form, and
     
      (b) accompanied by the prescribed fee and such documents and other information as may be prescribed.
         (3) In prescribed cases a civil partnership notice must be given to the registrar by each party in person.
     
    140    Civil partnership notice book and list of intended civil partnerships
     
         (1) The registrar must keep a record of-
     
     
      (a) such particulars as may be prescribed, taken from each civil partnership notice received by him, and
     
      (b) the date on which each civil partnership notice is received by him.
         (2) In this Chapter "civil partnership notice book" means the record kept under subsection (1).
     
         (3) The registrar must, in accordance with any guidance issued by the Registrar General, place on public display a list containing in relation to each proposed civil partnership in respect of which the registrar has received a civil partnership notice-
     
     
      (a) the names of the proposed civil partners, and
     
      (b) the date on which it is intended to register them as civil partners of each other.
         (4) As soon as practicable after the date mentioned in subsection (3) the registrar must remove from the list the names and the date mentioned in that subsection.
     
         (5) Any person claiming that he may have reason to make an objection to a proposed civil partnership may inspect any entry relating to the civil partnership in the civil partnership notice book without charge.
     
    141    Power to require evidence of name etc.
     
         (1) A registrar to whom a civil partnership notice is given may require the person giving it to provide him with specified evidence relating to each proposed civil partner.
     
         (2) Such a requirement may be imposed at any time before the registrar issues the civil partnership schedule under section 143.
     
         (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 is or has been a civil partner or lawfully married, and
     
      (d) of the person's nationality.
    142    Objections
     
         (1) Any person may at any time before the formation of a civil partnership in Northern Ireland make an objection in writing to the registrar.
     
         (2) An objection on the ground that one of the proposed civil partners is incapable of understanding the nature of civil partnership must be accompanied by a supporting certificate signed by a medical practitioner.
     
         (3) If the registrar is satisfied that the objection relates to no more than a misdescription or inaccuracy in the civil partnership notice, he must-
     
     
      (a) notify the proposed civil partners,
     
      (b) make such inquiries as he thinks fit, and
     
      (c) subject to the approval of the Registrar General, make any necessary correction to any document relating to the proposed civil partnership.
         (4) In any other case the registrar must notify the Registrar General of the objection.
     
         (5) If the Registrar General is satisfied that there is a legal impediment to the formation of the civil partnership, he must direct the registrar to-
     
     
      (a) notify the parties, and
     
      (b) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the formation of the civil partnership does not take place.
         (6) If subsection (5) does not apply, the Registrar General must direct the registrar to proceed under section 143.
     
         (7) For the purposes of this section and section 143 there is a legal impediment to the formation of a civil partnership where the proposed civil partners are not eligible to be registered as civil partners of each other.
     
         (8) A person who has submitted an objection may withdraw it at any time, but the Registrar General may have regard to an objection which has been withdrawn.
     
    143    Civil partnership schedule
     
     After the registrar receives a civil partnership notice from each of the proposed civil partners, he must complete a civil partnership schedule in the prescribed form, if-
     
     
      (a) he is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to the formation of the civil partnership, or
     
      (b) the Registrar General has directed him under section 142(6) to proceed under this section.
    144    Place of registration
     
         (1) The place at which two people may register as civil partners of each other must be-
     
     
      (a) a registration office, or
     
      (b) a place approved under subsection (3).
         (2) Subsection (1) is subject to subsections (5) and (7).
     
         (3) A local registration authority may, in accordance with regulations under subsection (4), approve places where civil partnerships may be registered in its district.
     
         (4) Regulations under section 159 may make provision for or in connection with the approval of places under subsection (3), including provision as to-
     
     
      (a) the kinds of place in respect of which approvals may be granted,
     
      (b) the procedure to be followed in relation to applications for approval,
     
      (c) the considerations to be taken into account in determining whether to approve any places,
     
      (d) the duration and renewal of approvals (whether for one occasion or for a period),
     
      (e) the conditions that must or may be imposed on granting or renewing an approval,
     
      (f) the determination and charging of fees in respect of[en rule]
     
        (i) applications for the approval of places,
     
        (ii) the renewal of approvals, and
     
        (iii) the attendance by registrars at places approved under the regulations,
     
      (g) the circumstances in which a local registration authority must or may revoke or suspend an approval or vary any of the conditions imposed in relation to an approval,
     
      (h) the renewal of decisions made by virtue of the regulations,
     
      (i) appeals to a county court from decisions made by virtue of the regulations,
     
      (j) the notification to the Registrar General of all approvals granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or varied,
     
      (k) the notification to the registrar for the district in which a place approved under the regulations is situated of all approvals relating to such a place which are granted, renewed, revoked, suspended or varied,
     
      (l) the keeping by the Registrar General, registrars and local registration authorities of registers of places approved under the regulations, and
     
      (m) the issue by the Registrar General of guidance supplementing the provision made by the regulations.
         (5) If either of the parties to a proposed civil partnership gives the registrar a medical statement, the civil partnership may, with the approval of the Registrar General, be registered at any place where that party is.
     
         (6) In subsection (5) "medical statement", in relation to any person, means a statement made in the prescribed form by a registered medical practitioner that in his opinion at the time the statement is made-
     
     
      (a) by reason of serious illness or serious bodily injury, that person ought not to move or be moved from the place where he is at that time, and
     
      (b) it is likely that it will be the case for at least the following 3 months that by reason of illness or disability the person ought not to move or be moved from that place.
         (7) If the Registrar General so directs, a registrar must register a civil partnership in a place specified in the direction.
     
     
    Young persons
    145    Parental etc. consent where proposed civil partner under 18
     
         (1) The consent of the appropriate persons is required before a young person and another person may register as civil partners of each other.
     
         (2) Schedule 13 contains provisions-
     
     
      (a) for determining who are the appropriate persons for the purposes of this section (see Part 1 of the Schedule);
     
      (b) for orders dispensing with consent and for recording consents and orders (see Parts 2 and 3 of the Schedule).
         (3) Each consent required by subsection (1) must be-
     
     
      (a) in the prescribed form; and
     
      (b) produced to the registrar before the issue of the civil partnership schedule.
         (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 section and Schedule 13 "young person" means a person who is under 18.
     
     
    Supplementary
    146    Validity of registration
     
         (1) This section applies to any legal proceedings commenced at any time after the registration of a civil partnership is recorded under section 137.
     
         (2) The validity of the civil partnership must not be questioned in any such proceedings on the ground of any contravention of a provision of, or made under, this Act.
     
    147    Corrections and cancellations
     
         (1) Regulations under section 159 may make provision for the making of corrections by the Registrar General or any registrar.
     
         (2) The Registrar General must cancel the registration of a void civil partnership or direct the registrar to do so.
     
    148    Interpreters
     
         (1) If the registrar considers it necessary or desirable, he may use the services of an interpreter (not being one of the civil partners or a witness).
     
         (2) The interpreter must-
     
     
      (a) before the registration of the civil partnership, sign a statement in English that he understands, and is able to converse in, any language in respect of which he is to act as an interpreter, and
     
      (b) immediately after the registration of the civil partnership, give the registrar a certificate written in English and signed by the interpreter that he has faithfully acted as the interpreter.
    149    Detained persons
     
         (1) If-
     
     
      (a) one of the parties to a proposed civil partnership is detained in a prison or as a patient in a hospital, and
     
      (b) the civil partnership is to be registered in that prison or hospital,
     the civil partnership notice given by that party must be accompanied by a statement to which subsection (2) applies.
     
         (2) This subsection applies to a statement which-
     
     
      (a) is made in the prescribed form by the responsible authority not more than 21 days before the date on which the civil partnership notice is given,
     
      (b) identifies the establishment where the person is detained, and
     
      (c) states that the responsible authority has no objection to that establishment being the place of registration for that civil partnership.
         (3) In subsection (2) "responsible authority" means-
     
     
      (a) if the person named in the statement is detained in a prison, the governor or other officer in charge of that prison;
     
      (b) if the person named in the statement is detained in a hospital or special accommodation, the Health and Social Services Board administering that hospital or the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, respectively;
     
      (c) if the person named in the statement is detained in a private hospital, the person in charge of that hospital.
         (4) After the registrar receives a civil partnership notice accompanied by a statement to which subsection (2) applies, he must notify the Registrar General and not complete a civil partnership schedule unless the Registrar General directs him to proceed under section 143.
     
         (5) In this section-
     
     
      (a) "prison" includes a remand centre and a young offenders centre, and
     
      (b) "hospital", "patient", "private hospital" and "special accommodation" have the same meaning as in the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4)).
    150    Certificates of no impediment for Part 2 purposes
     
         (1) This section applies where-
     
     
      (a) two people propose to register as civil partners of each other under Chapter 1 of Part 2, and
     
      (b) one of them ("A") resides in Northern Ireland but the other ("B") resides in England or Wales.
         (2) A may give a civil partnership notice under section 139 as if A and B intended to register as civil partners under this Chapter.
     
         (3) If the registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment (in the sense given in section 142(7)) to A registering as B's civil partner, he must issue a certificate in the prescribed form that there is not known to be any such impediment.
     
         (4) But the certificate may not be issued before the expiration of such period from the date recorded under section 140(3)(b) as may be prescribed.
     
         (5) Any person may, at any time before a certificate is issued under subsection (3), submit to the registrar an objection in writing to its issue.
     
         (6) Any objection made under subsection (5) must be taken into account by the registrar in deciding whether he is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to A registering as B's civil partner.
     
    151    Registration districts and registration authorities
     
         (1) Each local government district shall be a registration district and the district council shall be the local registration authority for the purposes of this Part.
     
         (2) A district council shall, in the exercise of functions conferred on it as a local registration authority-
     
     
      (a) act as agent for the Department of Finance and Personnel, and
     
      (b) act in accordance with such directions as that Department may give to the council.
         (3) Any expenditure to be incurred by the district council in the exercise of functions conferred on it as a local registration authority shall be subject to the approval of the Registrar General.
     
         (4) The Department of Finance and Personnel shall retain or, as the case may be, defray in respect of each financial year the amount of the difference between-
     
     
      (a) the aggregate of the amounts of salaries, pension provision and other expenses payable by virtue of this Part in respect of any registration district, and
     
      (b) the aggregate of the amounts received in that registration district under any statutory provision or otherwise by way of fees or other expenses.
    152    Registrars and other staff
     
         (1) A local registration authority shall, with the approval of the Registrar General, appoint-
     
     
      (a) a registrar of civil partnerships, and
     
      (b) one or more deputy registrars of civil partnerships.
         (2) A person holding an appointment under subsection (1) may with the approval of, and shall at the direction of, the Registrar General be removed from his office of registrar or deputy registrar by the local registration authority.
     
         (3) A local registration authority shall, at the direction of the Registrar General, appoint additional persons to register civil partnerships and carry out other functions for the purposes of this Part.
     
         (4) A person shall not be appointed under subsection (1) or (3) if he is under the age of 21.
     
         (5) Regulations under section 159 may confer additional functions on a person holding an appointment under subsection (1).
     
         (6) A person holding an appointment under subsection (1) shall, in exercising his functions under this Part or any other statutory provision, be subject to such instructions or directions as the Registrar General may give.
     
    153    Records and documents to be sent to Registrar General
     
     If the Registrar General directs him to do so, a person must send to the Registrar General any record or document relating to civil partnerships in accordance with the Registrar General's directions.
     
    154    Annual report
     
         (1) The Registrar General must send to the Department of Finance and Personnel an annual report of the number of civil partnerships registered during each year, together with such other information as he considers it appropriate to include.
     
         (2) The Department of Finance and Personnel must lay the report before the Northern Ireland Assembly.
     
    155    Searches
     
         (1) The Registrar General must provide indexes to civil partnership registration records in his custody for inspection by the public.
     
         (2) A registrar must provide indexes to civil partnership registration records in his custody for inspection by the public.
     
         (3) Any person may, on payment of the prescribed fee-
     
     
      (a) search any index mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), and
     
      (b) require the Registrar General or, as the case may be, the registrar to give him a document in the prescribed form relating to the registration of a civil partnership.
         (4) The Registrar General must cause any document given by him under this section or section 156 to be stamped with the seal of the General Register Office.
     
         (5) Judicial notice shall be taken of any document so stamped.
     
    156    Proof of civil partnership for purposes of certain statutory provisions
     
         (1) Where the civil partnership of a person is required to be proved for the purposes of any prescribed statutory provision, any person-
     
     
      (a) on application to the Registrar General, and
     
      (b) on payment of the prescribed fee,
     is entitled to a document in the prescribed form relating to the registration of the civil partnership of that person.
     
         (2) An application under subsection (1) must be in such form and accompanied by such particulars as the Registrar General may require.
     
         (3) The Registrar General or any registrar may, on payment of the prescribed fee, issue such information (including a document as mentioned in subsection (1)) as may be required for the purposes of any prescribed statutory provision.
     
    157    Fees
     
         (1) The Department of Finance and Personnel may by order prescribe-
     
     
      (a) any fee which is required to be prescribed for the purposes of this Chapter;
     
      (b) fees for such other matters as that Department considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Chapter.
         (2) The power to make an order under subsection (1) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).
     
         (3) An order under subsection (1) may only be made if a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
     
    158    Offences
     
         (1) Any registrar who signs a civil partnership schedule in the absence of the civil partners is guilty of an offence.
     
         (2) Any person who is not a registrar but officiates at the signing of a civil partnership schedule in such a way as to lead the civil partners to believe that he is a registrar is guilty of an offence.
     
         (3) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
     
         (4) Notwithstanding anything in Article 19(1) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)) (limitation of time for taking proceedings), proceedings for an offence under this section may be instituted at any time within 3 years after the commission of the offence.
     
    159    Regulations
     
         (1) The Department of Finance and Personnel may by regulations make such provision as appears to it necessary or expedient for the registration of civil partnerships in Northern Ireland.
     
         (2) The power to make regulations under subsection (1) is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).
     
         (3) Regulations under subsection (1) shall be subject to negative resolution (within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (1954 c. 33 (N.I.))).
     
    160    Interpretation
     
     In this Chapter-
     
     
      "civil partnership notice" means a notice of proposed civil partnership under section 139;
     
      "civil partnership notice book" has the meaning given by section 140;
     
      "prescribed", except in relation to a fee, means prescribed by regulations under section 159 and, in relation to a fee, means prescribed by order under section 157;
     
      "registrar" means such person appointed under section 152(1)(a) or (b) or (3) as may be prescribed;
     
      "Registrar General" means the Registrar General for Northern Ireland;
     
      "statutory provision" has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (1954 c. 33 (N.I.)).
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