Civil Partnership Act 2004

A relationship is specified for the purposes of [F1section 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 territoryDescription
[F2Andorraunió estable de parella
[F3[F4Argentina marriage]
Argentina: Autonomous City of Buenos Airesunión civil
Australia: Australian Capital Territorycivil partnership
Australia: New South Walesa relationship registered under the Relationships Register Act 2010
Australia: Queenslandcivil partnership]
Australia: Tasmaniasignificant relationship]
[F5Australia: Victoria registered domestic relationship
Austriaeingetragene Partnerschaft]
Belgium[F6the relationship referred to as cohabitation légale, wettelijke samenwoning or gesetzliches zusammenwohnen]
[F4Belgiummarriage]
[F7[F4Brazil marriage]
Brazilunião estável]
[F8[F4Canadamarriage]]
[F9Canada: Manitoba the relationship referred to as common-law relationship or as union de fait]
Canada: Nova Scotiadomestic partnership
Canada: Quebec[F10the relationship referred to as union civile or as civil union]
[F11Colombia unión de hecho
Czech Republicregistrované partnertsví
[F4Denmarkmarriage]]
Denmarkregistreret partnerskab F12. . .
[F13Ecuador unión civil]
Finland[F14the relationship referred to as rekisteröity parisuhde or as registrerad partnerskap]
France[F15pacte civil de solidarité]
GermanyLebenspartnerschaft F12. . .
[F16Greenland the relationship referred to as nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq or as registreret partnerskab
Hungarybejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat
[F4Icelandmarriage]]
Icelandstaðfesta samvist F12. . .
[F17Ireland civil partnership
Isle of Mancivil partnership
Jerseycivil partnership
Liechtensteineingetragene Partnerschaft]
[F18Luxembourgthe relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene partnerschaft]
[F19Mexico: Coahuila] [F19pacto civil de solidaridad]
[F19[F20Mexico: Mexico City Federal District]][F19[F20marriage]]
[F19Mexico: Mexico City Federal District][F19sociedad de convivencia]
Netherlands[F21geregistreerd partnerschap]
[F4Netherlandsmarriage]
[F22New Zealandcivil union]
[F23[F20Norway marriage]]
Norwayregistrert partnerskap F12. . .
[F24[F20Portugal marriage]]
[F24Sloveniazakon o registraciji istospolne partnerske skupnosti]
[F24South Africacivil partnership]
[F24[F20South Africamarriage]]
[F25[F4Spainmarriage]]
[F26[F4Sweden marriage]]
Swedenregistrerat partnerskap F12. . .
[F27Switzerland the relationship referred to as eingetragene Partnerschaft, as partnenariat enregistré or as unione domestica registrata]
[F28United States of America: Californiadomestic partnership]
[F29[F4United States of America: California marriage]]
[F29United States of America: Colorado the relationship between designated beneficiaries]
[F28United States of America: Connecticutcivil union]
[F30[F4United States of America: Connecticut]][F30[F4marriage]]
[F30United States of America: Delaware][F30civil union]
[F30[F4United States of America: District of Columbia]][F30[F4marriage]]
[F30United States of America: Hawaii][F30civil union]
[F30United States of America: Hawaii][F30reciprocal beneficiary relationship]
[F30United States of America: Illinois][F30civil union]
[F30[F4United States of America: Iowa]][F30[F4marriage]]
[F28United States of America: Mainedomestic partnership]
[F28[F4United States of America: Massachusettsmarriage]]
[F31United States of America: Nevada][F31domestic partnership]
[F31[F4United States of America: New Hampshire]][F31[F4marriage]]
[F31United States of America: New Jersey][F31civil union]
[F28United States of America: New Jerseydomestic partnership]
[F32[F4United States of America: New York]][F32[F4marriage]]
[F32United States of America: Oregon][F32domestic partnership]
[F32United States of America: Rhode Island][F32civil union]
United States of America: Vermontcivil union
[F33[F4United States of America: Vermont]][F33[F4marriage]]
[F33United States of America: Washington][F33state registered domestic partnership]
[F33United States of America: Wisconsin][F33domestic partnership]
[F33Uruguay][F33unión concubinaria]

Textual Amendments

F1Words 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, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(6)(b), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)