# The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2005, Article 18: Amendment of the Local Government Finance Act 1992


In section 77 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992–
(a) in subsection (1)(a), after “is married to” insert “or in a civil partnership with”; and
(b) after subsection (3), insert–
“(4) For the purposes of this section two persons are in a civil partnership if they are two persons of the same gender–
(a) who have formed a civil partnership; or
(b) who have not formed a civil partnership but are living together as if civil partners.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/623/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-consequential-amendments-scotland-order-2005/article-18
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