Part 1 The Prohibitions
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 1 Prohibited Degrees of Relationship: England and Wales

Sections 3(2) and 5(3)

Part 1 The Prohibitions

Absolute prohibitions

1

(1)     Two people are within prohibited degrees of relationship if one falls within the list below in relation to the other.

Adoptive child

Adoptive parent

Child

Former adoptive child

Former adoptive parent

Grandparent

Grandchild

Parent

Parent's sibling

Sibling

Sibling's child

(2)

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