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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-modification-of-subordinate-legislation-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2005/572",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-modification-of-subordinate-legislation-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CIVIL PARTNERSHIP\nMade 10th November 2005\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 11th November 2005\nComing into force 5th December 2005\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 259(1) and (2) of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 33. Section 259(11) contains a definition of “enactment” and “relevant Scottish provision” which are relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which this order is made."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/572/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:23:08.328428+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}