The Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
These Regulations amend the Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1994 in consequence of the introduction of civil partnerships by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c. 33). People applying to enrol a deed poll in order to provide evidence of a change of name must indicate whether they are married, single, divorced, a civil partner or a former civil partner and, where appropriate, produce evidence that they are married or a civil partner and that their spouse or civil partner consents to the change of name or that the consent should be dispensed with. The Regulations also provide that, in the case of a change of name of 16 and 17 year olds, whether male or female, who are or have been married or a civil partner, the deed does not have to be executed by a person with parental responsibility for them.