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    The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, introduced by the Labour government, which grants civil partnerships...
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  • introduced via the Civil Partnership Act 2004 by the Labour government. The Act initially permitted only same-sex couples to form civil partnerships, but the law...
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    equivalent unions in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 Schedule 20. The marriages of same-sex couples performed abroad may be recognized as civil unions in jurisdictions...
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    to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to allow for the parties to apply to the court for dissolution by way of a statement that the civil partnership has broken...
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    marriage was no more than 200. Although the Civil Partnership Act 2004 allows the creation of civil partnerships between same sex couples, before 2013, a...
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    Mallender, P.; Rayson, J. (2005). The Civil Partnership Act 2004: A Practical Guide. The Civil Partnership Act 2004: A Practical Guide. Cambridge University...
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    and in 2009, he spearheaded an effort to repeal clauses in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 which prohibited religious institutions from conducting the ceremonies...
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    520C (Online) Retrieved 24 February 2012 Civil Partnership Act 2004, s. 92(5)(b) Civil Partnership Act 2004, s. 93(3) Stair, Child and Family Law (Reissue)...
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  • Civil partnerships have been recognised for same-sex couples in Scotland since 2005 following the enactment of the Civil Partnership Act 2004. The Act...
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  • provision of services and goods. The Civil Partnership Act 2004, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and the Equality Act 2010 were ultimately enacted by...
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    not grounds for the dissolution of a civil partnership. See: "Civil Partnership Act 2004" and "Civil partnership in the United Kingdom" Same-sex marriages...
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    reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. The Act includes provisions for...
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    The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 5) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which allows same-sex couples to marry in Scotland...
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    November 6, 2015. "Civil Partnership (Armed Forces) Order 2005" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. 7 December 2005. "THE CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT 2004 (APPLICATION) (No...
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    and making it a civil law, a test case in removing church power. "Buggery" was not further defined in the law. According to the Act: the offenders being...
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    was 16, with parental permission (Age of Marriage Act 1929). This also applies to civil partnerships. Certain relatives are not allowed to marry. For foreign...
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    2005 (S.I. 2005 No. 3136(C.135)) The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Relationships Arising Through Civil Partnership) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005 No. 3137) The...
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  • use the term "domestic partnership" to mean what other jurisdictions call civil union, civil partnership, or registered partnership. Other jurisdictions...
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  • subsequent Civil Partnership Act 2004, it was instead converted into a civil partnership. The couple sued for recognition of their same-sex marriage. 2004 The...
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    Couples) Act 2013 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Civil partnerships were...
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    Legislative Council and was signed into law on 15 March 2011. The Civil Partnership Act 2011 (c. 2) took effect on 6 April 2011. It was decided in 2014...
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    (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/567) Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Relationships Arising Through Civil Partnership) (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/568)...
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  • and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It was founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history...
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    Britain". He strongly supports civil partnerships, and lives in a long-term civil partnership, per the Civil Partnership Act 2004.[citation needed] He opposed...
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    The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Act 2019 (c. 12) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which changes civil partnerships...
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  • The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 is an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) which allows same-sex couples...
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    (Widowers and Civil Partnership) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 541) Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Relationships Arising Through Civil Partnership)...
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    highest percentage of same-sex households in the UK in 2004 and the largest number of civil partnership registrations outside London in 2013. Brighton has...
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    This Act has effect as if section 89 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and section 80 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 were contained in this act. This...
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  • place from 29 March 2014. The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into effect in December 2005. It created civil partnerships, which gave same-sex couples who...
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