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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-overseas-relationships-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3135",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004-overseas-relationships-order-2005",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CIVIL PARTNERSHIP\nMade 4th November 2005\nLaid before Parliament 11th November 2005\nComing into force 5th December 2005\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 213 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, and with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel, makes the following Order:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "2004 c. 33."
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  "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."
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