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Regulation 5(6)

SCHEDULE 1E+WSpecified overseas relationships: opposite-sex relationships

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 in force at 2.12.2019, see reg. 1(2)

The provision to be inserted as Part 2 of Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is as follows—

PART 2E+WOpposite-sex relationships

A relationship is specified for the purposes of section 213(1)(b) (specified relationships between two people who are not of the same sex) if it is registered in a country or territory given in the first column of the table and fits the description given in relation to that country or territory in the second column—

Country or territoryDescription
Andorrauniό estable de parella
Argentinaunión convivencial
Arubageregistreerd partnerschap
Australia: Australian Capital Territorycivil partnership
Australia: New South Walesa relationship registered under the Relationships Register Act 2010
Australia: Queenslandcivil partnership
Australia: South Australiaregistered relationship
Australia: Tasmaniasignificant relationship
Australia: Victoriaregistered domestic relationship
Austriaeingetragene Partnerschaft
Belgiumthe relationship referred to as cohabitation légale, wettelijke samenwoning or gesetzliches Zusammenwohnen
Bermudadomestic partnership
Brazilunião estável
Canada: Albertaadult interdependent partner
Canada: Manitobathe relationship referred to as common-law relationship or as union de fait
Canada: Nova Scotiadomestic partnership
Canada: Quebecunion civile
Chileunión civil
Colombiaunión marital de hecho
Cypruspolitiki symviosi
Ecuadorunión de hecho
EstoniaKooselulepingu
Falkland Islandscivil partnership
Francepacte civil de solidarité
Gibraltarcivil partnership
Greecesimfono simviosis
Isle of Mancivil partnership
Israelcivil union
Luxembourgthe relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene Partnerschaft
Maltacivil union
Mexico: Campechesociedad civil de Convivencia
Mexico: Coahuilapacto civil de solidaridad
Mexico: Mexico City Federal Districtsociedad de convivencia
Mexico: Michoacánsociedad de Convivencia
Mexico: Tlaxcalasociedad de convivencia solidaria
Netherlandsgeregistreerd partnerschap
New Zealandcivil union
San Marinounione civile
South Africacivil partnership
Spain: Balearic Islandspareja estable
Spain: Basque Countrypareja de hecho
Spain: Galiciapareja de hecho
United States of America: Californiadomestic partnership
United States of America: Coloradocivil union
United States of America: District of Columbiadomestic partnership
United States of America: Hawaiicivil union
United States of America: Illinoiscivil union
United States of America: Mainedomestic partnership
United States of America: Nevadadomestic partnership
United States of America: New Jerseydomestic partnership
United States of America: Washingtonstate registered domestic partnership

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