Part 4: Prisoners Whole life prisoners prohibited from forming a marriage or civil partnership Section 76: Whole life prisoners prohibited from a forming a civil partnership
This section amends the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to prohibit whole life prisoners from forming civil partnerships unless they have permission from the Secretary of State.
	Subsection (2) adds whole life prisoners to the list of people not eligible to register as civil partners.
	The other provisions of this section replicate provisions set out in section 75 as to the exemptions process and prisoners in scope.