9 Conversion of civil partnership into marriage
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9  Conversion of civil partnership into marriage

(1)     The parties to an England and Wales civil partnership may convert their civil partnership into a marriage under a procedure established by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2)     The parties to a civil partnership within subsection (3) may convert their civil partnership into a marriage under a procedure established by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

[(2A)     Subsections (1) and (2) apply only where both parties to the civil partnership are of the same sex.]

(3)     A civil partnership is within this subsection if—

(a)     it was formed outside the United Kingdom under an Order in Council made under Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (registration at British consulates etc or by armed forces personnel), and

(b)     the part of the United Kingdom that was relevant for the purposes of section 210(2)(b) or (as the

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