Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 173 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
173(1)Amend section 23 (sections 16 to 19: marriage exception) as follows.E+W
(2)At the end of subsection (1)(b) insert “ or civil partners of each other ”.
(3)In subsection (2), for “were lawfully married at the time” substitute “ were at the time lawfully married or civil partners of each other ”.
(4)In the heading to section 23 for “marriage exception” substitute “ exception for spouses and civil partners ”.
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