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Civil Partnership Introduction
- Civil partnership is a relationship between two people of the same sex ("civil partners") - (a) which is formed when they register as civil partners of each other - (i) in England or Wales (under Part 2), (ii) in Scotland (under Part 3), (iii) in Northern Ireland (under Part 4), or (iv) outside the United Kingdom under an Order in Council made under Chapter 1 of Part 5 (registration at British consulates etc. or by armed forces personnel), or (b) which they are treated under Chapter 2 of Part 5 as having formed (at the time determined under that Chapter) by virtue of having registered an overseas relationship. (2) Subsection (1) is subject to the provisions of this Act under or by virtue of which a civil partnership is void. (3) A civil partnership ends only on death, dissolution or annulment. (4) The references in subsection (3) to dissolution and annulment are to dissolution and annulment having effect under or recognised in accordance with this Act. (5) References in this Act to an overseas relationship are to be read in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 5.
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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 acticable. (5) No religious service is to be used while the civil partnership registrar is officiating at the signing of a civil partnership document.
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Limited Company Formations & Registration
- At present there are a number of different legal bases for UK businesses: as a sole trader, via a partnership, through a Private Limited Liability Company and via a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). It is also possible to set up in business as a Public Limited Company (PLC) and as a Co-operative, but only very few start ups meet the criteria to use either of these. There are basically two ways of obtaining a Limited Liability Company through which to trade. Acquiring a company which has already been incorporated but is not trading (known as dormant and commonly referred to as buying a company off the shelf), or alternatively setting-up a new limited company from scratch. Starting a new company is not particularly difficult, although two legal documents, the Articles and Memorandum of Association (the company's constitution), will need to be prepared and copies submitted with the application to the Registrar of Companies at Companies House. Many small businesses choose to use the services of a formations agent to undertake all of these formalities on their behalf.
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