Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Civil Partnership: England and Wales.Introduction Chapter 1 – Registration Section 33: Offences relating to the recording of civil partnerships
63.This section creates offences in relation to the requirements for recording civil partnerships in the register, and specifies the maximum penalty for each offence. Subsection (9) specifies the time limit of 3 years within which a prosecution may be brought for the offences set out in subsections (5) and (7).