Section 25Part 7 — REGISTRATION
Rectification
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25. (1) Where a civil partnership is formalised under this Law, which, without fault of the parties to the civil partnership, has been omitted to be registered, or where the register of civil partnership has been lost or destroyed, either of the parties, or in the case of a party’s death, the issue or other lawful representative of such party, may apply to a summary court for an order to have the civil partnership correctly registered.
A magistrate of the summary court shall require notice of the application under subsection (1) to be given to such persons as the magistrate thinks necessary.
If the magistrate is satisfied, after hearing evidence as may be adduced, that the civil partnership has been proved, the magistrate shall make an order to that effect, and shall certify the same to the Registrar who shall thereupon cause the civil partnership to be specially registered (in duplicate) in accordance with the terms of the order, in books to be kept for the purpose among the records of the office of the Registrar-General, with a note of such order and the date of the order.