Section 213
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 20 renumbered as Sch. 20 Pt. 1 (E.W.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 5(6)(a); and (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(7)(a) (with regs. 6-9); and (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(6)(a), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2)
F2Sch. 20 Pt. 1 heading inserted (E.W.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 5(6)(b)
A relationship is specified for the purposes of [F3section [F4213 (meaning of “overseas relationship”)] [F4213(1)(a) (specified relationships between two people of the same sex)]] [F3section 213(1)(a) (specified relationships between two people 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 territory | Description |
|---|---|
| [F5Andorra | unió estable de parella |
| [F6[F7Argentina | marriage] |
| Argentina: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires | unión civil |
| Australia: Australian Capital Territory | civil partnership |
| Australia: New South Wales | a relationship registered under the Relationships Register Act 2010 |
| Australia: Queensland | civil partnership] |
| Australia: Tasmania | significant relationship] |
| [F8Australia: Victoria | registered domestic relationship |
| Austria | eingetragene Partnerschaft] |
| Belgium | [F9the relationship referred to as cohabitation légale, wettelijke samenwoning or gesetzliches zusammenwohnen] |
| [F7Belgium | marriage] |
| [F10[F7Brazil | marriage] |
| Brazil | união estável] |
| [F11[F7Canada | marriage]] |
| [F12Canada: Manitoba | the relationship referred to as common-law relationship or as union de fait] |
| Canada: Nova Scotia | domestic partnership |
| Canada: Quebec | [F13the relationship referred to as union civile or as civil union] |
| [F14Colombia | unión de hecho |
| Czech Republic | registrované partnertsví |
| [F7Denmark | marriage]] |
| Denmark | registreret partnerskab F15. . . |
| [F16Ecuador | unión civil] |
| Finland | [F17the relationship referred to as rekisteröity parisuhde or as registrerad partnerskap] |
| France | [F18pacte civil de solidarité] |
| Germany | Lebenspartnerschaft F15. . . |
| [F19Greenland | the relationship referred to as nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq or as registreret partnerskab |
| Hungary | bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat |
| [F7Iceland | marriage]] |
| Iceland | staðfesta samvist F15. . . |
| [F20Ireland | civil partnership |
| Isle of Man | civil partnership |
| Jersey | civil partnership |
| Liechtenstein | eingetragene Partnerschaft] |
| [F21Luxembourg | the relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene partnerschaft] |
| [F22Mexico: Coahuila] | [F22pacto civil de solidaridad] |
| [F22[F23Mexico: Mexico City Federal District]] | [F22[F23marriage]] |
| [F22Mexico: Mexico City Federal District] | [F22sociedad de convivencia] |
| Netherlands | [F24geregistreerd partnerschap] |
| [F7Netherlands | marriage] |
| [F25New Zealand | civil union] |
| [F26[F23Norway | marriage]] |
| Norway | registrert partnerskap F15. . . |
| [F27[F23Portugal | marriage]] |
| [F27Slovenia | zakon o registraciji istospolne partnerske skupnosti] |
| [F27South Africa | civil partnership] |
| [F27[F23South Africa | marriage]] |
| [F28[F7Spain | marriage]] |
| [F29[F7Sweden | marriage]] |
| Sweden | registrerat partnerskap F15. . . |
| [F30Switzerland | the relationship referred to as eingetragene Partnerschaft, as partnenariat enregistré or as unione domestica registrata] |
| [F31United States of America: California | domestic partnership] |
| [F32[F7United States of America: California | marriage]] |
| [F32United States of America: Colorado | the relationship between designated beneficiaries] |
| [F31United States of America: Connecticut | civil union] |
| [F33[F7United States of America: Connecticut]] | [F33[F7marriage]] |
| [F33United States of America: Delaware] | [F33civil union] |
| [F33[F7United States of America: District of Columbia]] | [F33[F7marriage]] |
| [F33United States of America: Hawaii] | [F33civil union] |
| [F33United States of America: Hawaii] | [F33reciprocal beneficiary relationship] |
| [F33United States of America: Illinois] | [F33civil union] |
| [F33[F7United States of America: Iowa]] | [F33[F7marriage]] |
| [F31United States of America: Maine | domestic partnership] |
| [F31[F7United States of America: Massachusetts | marriage]] |
| [F34United States of America: Nevada] | [F34domestic partnership] |
| [F34[F7United States of America: New Hampshire]] | [F34[F7marriage]] |
| [F34United States of America: New Jersey] | [F34civil union] |
| [F31United States of America: New Jersey | domestic partnership] |
| [F35[F7United States of America: New York]] | [F35[F7marriage]] |
| [F35United States of America: Oregon] | [F35domestic partnership] |
| [F35United States of America: Rhode Island] | [F35civil union] |
| United States of America: Vermont | civil union |
| [F36[F7United States of America: Vermont]] | [F36[F7marriage]] |
| [F36United States of America: Washington] | [F36state registered domestic partnership] |
| [F36United States of America: Wisconsin] | [F36domestic partnership] |
| [F36Uruguay] | [F36unión concubinaria] |
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 20 Pt. 1 substituted: (E.W.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 5(6)(c); (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(7)(b)(i) (with regs. 6-9); and words “section 213(1)(a)” substituted for “section 213” (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(6)(b), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2)
F4Words in Sch. 20 Pt. 1 substituted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(7)(b)(i) (with regs. 6-9)
F5Sch. 20: entries inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3135), art. 2(a)
F6Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 2
F7Sch. 20: entries repealed (S.) (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 26(3), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch. (with art. 5); and words omitted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by virtue of The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(7)(b)(ii) (with regs. 6-9)
F8Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 3
F9Sch. 20: words in entry substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 3(a)
F10Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 4
F11Sch. 20: entry inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3135), art. 2(b)
F12Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 5
F13Sch. 20: words in entry substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 3(b)
F14Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 6
F15Sch. 20: words in brackets omitted (5.12.2005) by virtue of The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 3(f)
F16Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 7
F17Sch. 20: words in entry substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 3(c)
F18Sch. 20: words in entry substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 3(d)
F19Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 8
F20Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 9
F21Sch. 20: entry inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3135), art. 2(c)
F22Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 10
F23Sch. 20: entries repealed (S.) (16.12.2014) by Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5), ss. 26(3), 36; S.S.I. 2014/287, art. 3, sch. (with art. 5); and words omitted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by virtue of The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(7)(b)(ii) (with regs. 6-9)
F24Sch. 20: words in entry substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships and Consequential, etc. Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3129), art. 3(e)
F25Sch. 20: entry inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3135), art. 2(d)
F26Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 11
F27Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 12
F28Sch. 20: entry inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3135), art. 2(e)
F29Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 13
F30Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 14
F31Sch. 20: entries inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3135), art. 2(f)
F32Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 15
F33Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 16
F34Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 17
F35Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 18
F36Words in Sch. 20 inserted (31.1.2013) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2976), art. 1, Sch. para. 19
Textual Amendments
F37Sch. 20 Pt. 2 inserted (2.12.2019 for E.W.) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1; and (13.1.2020 for N.I.) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(7)(c) (with regs. 6-9)
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 territory | Description |
|---|---|
| Andorra | uniό estable de parella |
| Argentina | unión convivencial |
| Aruba | geregistreerd partnerschap |
| Australia: Australian Capital Territory | civil partnership |
| Australia: New South Wales | a relationship registered under the Relationships Register Act 2010 |
| Australia: Queensland | civil partnership |
| Australia: South Australia | registered relationship |
| Australia: Tasmania | significant relationship |
| Australia: Victoria | registered domestic relationship |
| Austria | eingetragene Partnerschaft |
| Belgium | the relationship referred to as cohabitation légale, wettelijke samenwoning or gesetzliches Zusammenwohnen |
| Bermuda | domestic partnership |
| Brazil | união estável |
| Canada: Alberta | adult interdependent partner |
| Canada: Manitoba | the relationship referred to as common-law relationship or as union de fait |
| Canada: Nova Scotia | domestic partnership |
| Canada: Quebec | union civile |
| Chile | unión civil |
| Colombia | unión marital de hecho |
| Cyprus | politiki symviosi |
| Ecuador | unión de hecho |
| Estonia | Kooselulepingu |
| Falkland Islands | civil partnership |
| France | pacte civil de solidarité |
| Gibraltar | civil partnership |
| Greece | simfono simviosis |
| Isle of Man | civil partnership |
| Israel | civil union |
| Luxembourg | the relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene Partnerschaft |
| Malta | civil union |
| Mexico: Campeche | sociedad civil de Convivencia |
| Mexico: Coahuila | pacto civil de solidaridad |
| Mexico: Mexico City Federal District | sociedad de convivencia |
| Mexico: Michoacán | sociedad de Convivencia |
| Mexico: Tlaxcala | sociedad de convivencia solidaria |
| Netherlands | geregistreerd partnerschap |
| New Zealand | civil union |
| San Marino | unione civile |
| South Africa | civil partnership |
| Spain: Balearic Islands | pareja estable |
| Spain: Basque Country | pareja de hecho |
| Spain: Galicia | pareja de hecho |
| United States of America: California | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: Colorado | civil union |
| United States of America: District of Columbia | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: Hawaii | civil union |
| United States of America: Illinois | civil union |
| United States of America: Maine | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: Nevada | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: New Jersey | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: Washington | state registered domestic partnership] |