
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2005.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and references to sections are references to sections of the Act.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the Act specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order (which specifies the powers to be commenced) shall come into force on 14th September 2005.
(2) Where a particular purpose is specified in relation to a provision in the second column of the Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that date only for that purpose; where no particular purpose is specified it shall come into force on that date for all purposes.
GEORGE LYON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
31st August 2005
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1 – provisions Column 2 – purpose
Section 88(1) and (5) For the purpose of the power to prescribe matters by regulations.
Section 89(1) For the purpose of the power to prescribe particulars by regulations.
Section 89(2) 
Section 90(4) 
Section 94 For the purpose of the power to prescribe a form by regulations.
Section 95(3) and (4) 
Section 97(3) For the purpose of the power to prescribe a form by regulations.
Section 99(2) For the purpose of the power to prescribe errors by regulations.
Section 122(3) 
Section 122(4) For the purpose of the power to prescribe fees by regulations.
Section 126 
Section 134 For the purpose of the power to prescribe matters by regulations.
Sections 135 and 136 