Civil Partnership Rules And Venues
REGISTERING TO HAVE A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
From groireland.com:
"The legal provisions concerning civil partnership registration are contained in Part 3 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act, 2010. These provisions amend the Civil Registration Act, 2004 to provide for the registration of civil partnerships in Ireland.
Entering into a civil partnership is a solemn legal contract and it is vital that all necessary legalities are complied with in order to ensure that a civil partnership is legally valid."
and:
"Civil Partnership Registration Process
The following is a broad summary of the procedure for registering a civil partnership in the State. It applies to both Irish citizens and non-Irish citizens. In all cases the preliminaries outlined in the previous section must be complied with.
Civil partnership registration may take place at the office of a Registrar or at a venue which has been agreed between the couple and the Registrar and approved in advance by the Registrar.
The civil partnership registration must take place in a place that is open to the public and in the presence of two witnesses who are both over 18 years of age.
The legal requirements for registration or a civil partnership are:
~ That the registrar is satisfied that the parties to the civil partnership understand the nature of the civil partnership, that each party declares:
~ that they do not know of any impediment to the civil partnership,
~ their intention to live with and support the other party, and
~ that they accept the other party as a civil partner, and signature of the CPRF by the parties to the civil partnership, the witnesses and the Registrar."
VENUES ALLOWED
From groireland.com:
"If you wish to have a civil ceremony at a venue other than a Registry Office, you must contact the Registration Office in the area where the venue is located and apply to have the venue approved for the civil partnership. This may involve the Registrar making an inspection of the venue. In order that the venue can be inspected in good time for your intended civil partnership, it is recommended that you make appropriate arrangements with the venue well in advance of your notification appointment with the Registrar.
The requirements for approval of places for the civil partnership are available from any local civil registration office (and listed below here under"Civil Registration Act 2004").
It is important that you do not enter into any binding arrangements with the venue until the registrar has confirmed that he/she is available to register your civil partnership on the date and at the venue in question.
Please note there will be additional fees for civil partnership registration at venues other than the office of a Registrar."
"Civil Registration Act 2004
I, Éamon Ó Cuív, Minister for Social Protection in exercise of the powers conferred on me under Section 59E(1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004, as inserted by Section 16 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, hereby specify the matters set out below:-
January, 2011
_______________________
Éamon Ó Cuív
Minister for Social Protection"
From groireland.com:
"The legal provisions concerning civil partnership registration are contained in Part 3 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act, 2010. These provisions amend the Civil Registration Act, 2004 to provide for the registration of civil partnerships in Ireland.
Entering into a civil partnership is a solemn legal contract and it is vital that all necessary legalities are complied with in order to ensure that a civil partnership is legally valid."
and:
"Civil Partnership Registration Process
The following is a broad summary of the procedure for registering a civil partnership in the State. It applies to both Irish citizens and non-Irish citizens. In all cases the preliminaries outlined in the previous section must be complied with.
Civil partnership registration may take place at the office of a Registrar or at a venue which has been agreed between the couple and the Registrar and approved in advance by the Registrar.
The civil partnership registration must take place in a place that is open to the public and in the presence of two witnesses who are both over 18 years of age.
The legal requirements for registration or a civil partnership are:
~ That the registrar is satisfied that the parties to the civil partnership understand the nature of the civil partnership, that each party declares:
~ that they do not know of any impediment to the civil partnership,
~ their intention to live with and support the other party, and
~ that they accept the other party as a civil partner, and signature of the CPRF by the parties to the civil partnership, the witnesses and the Registrar."
VENUES ALLOWED
From groireland.com:
"If you wish to have a civil ceremony at a venue other than a Registry Office, you must contact the Registration Office in the area where the venue is located and apply to have the venue approved for the civil partnership. This may involve the Registrar making an inspection of the venue. In order that the venue can be inspected in good time for your intended civil partnership, it is recommended that you make appropriate arrangements with the venue well in advance of your notification appointment with the Registrar.
The requirements for approval of places for the civil partnership are available from any local civil registration office (and listed below here under"Civil Registration Act 2004").
It is important that you do not enter into any binding arrangements with the venue until the registrar has confirmed that he/she is available to register your civil partnership on the date and at the venue in question.
Please note there will be additional fees for civil partnership registration at venues other than the office of a Registrar."
"Civil Registration Act 2004
I, Éamon Ó Cuív, Minister for Social Protection in exercise of the powers conferred on me under Section 59E(1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004, as inserted by Section 16 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, hereby specify the matters set out below:-
- Having regard to their primary use, situation, construction and state of repair, the registration room and the venue in which it is situated must, in the opinion of the Registrar, be a seemly and dignified venue for the registration of civil partnerships. The primary use of a venue would render it unsuitable if that use could demean proceedings or bring them into disrepute.
- The registration room must have adequate capacity to accommodate, comfortably seated, the numbers attending the ceremony.
- Section 59D(1) of the Civil Registration Act, 2004 provides that the registration of a civil partnership must take place in a venue that is open to the public. Only venues that allow unrestricted public access without charge are eligible for approval, subject to normal security and health and safety considerations.
- The venue in which the registration room is situated must conform to all the requirements of any venue open to the public in respect of planning permission, certificate of fire safety, and must meet all relevant health and safety requirements.
- The registration room, and the venue in which it is situated, must have adequate public liability insurance cover.
- The registration room must be accessible to all, in particular to persons with disabilities.
- The venue must have no recent or continuing connection with any religion, religious practice or religious persuasion which would be incompatible with the use of the venue for the registration of civil partnerships.
- The place in which a civil partnership may be registered must be a fixed structure that is clearly identifiable by description and location as a distinct part of a venue.
- The requirement that the civil partnership be registered in a fixed structure that is open to the public precludes civil partnerships being registered in the open air, a tent, marquee or other temporary structure, or a private dwelling.
January, 2011
_______________________
Éamon Ó Cuív
Minister for Social Protection"