# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A relationship is specified for the purposes of section 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 territory
Description
Andorra
unió estable de parella
Argentina
marriage
Argentina: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
unión civil
Australia: Australian Capital Territory
civil partnership
Australia: New South Wales
a relationship registered under the Relationships Register Act 2010
Australia: Queensland
civil partnership
Australia: Tasmania
significant relationship
Australia: Victoria
registered domestic relationship
Austria
eingetragene Partnerschaft
Belgium
the relationship referred to as cohabitation légale, wettelijke samenwoning or gesetzliches zusammenwohnen
Belgium
marriage
Brazil
marriage
Brazil
união estável
Canada
marriage
Canada: Manitoba
the relationship referred to as common-law relationship or as union de fait
Canada: Nova Scotia
domestic partnership
Canada: Quebec
the relationship referred to as union civile or as civil union
Colombia
unión de hecho
Czech Republic
registrované partnertsví
Denmark
marriage
Denmark
registreret partnerskab . . .
Ecuador
unión civil
Finland
the relationship referred to as rekisteröity parisuhde or as registrerad partnerskap
France
pacte civil de solidarité
Germany
Lebenspartnerschaft . . .
Greenland
the relationship referred to as nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq or as registreret partnerskab
Hungary
bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat
Iceland
marriage
Iceland
staðfesta samvist . . .
Ireland
civil partnership
Isle of Man
civil partnership
Jersey
civil partnership
Liechtenstein
eingetragene Partnerschaft
Luxembourg
the relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene partnerschaft
Mexico: Coahuila
pacto civil de solidaridad
Mexico: Mexico City Federal District
marriage
Mexico: Mexico City Federal District
sociedad de convivencia
Netherlands
geregistreerd partnerschap
Netherlands
marriage
New Zealand
civil union
Norway
marriage
Norway
registrert partnerskap . . .
Portugal
marriage
Slovenia
zakon o registraciji istospolne partnerske skupnosti
South Africa
civil partnership
South Africa
marriage
Spain
marriage
Sweden
marriage
Sweden
registrerat partnerskap . . .
Switzerland
the relationship referred to as eingetragene Partnerschaft, as partnenariat enregistré or as unione domestica registrata
United States of America: California
domestic partnership
United States of America: California
marriage
United States of America: Colorado
the relationship between designated beneficiaries
United States of America: Connecticut
civil union
United States of America: Connecticut
marriage
United States of America: Delaware
civil union
United States of America: District of Columbia
marriage
United States of America: Hawaii
civil union
United States of America: Hawaii
reciprocal beneficiary relationship
United States of America: Illinois
civil union
United States of America: Iowa
marriage
United States of America: Maine
domestic partnership
United States of America: Massachusetts
marriage
United States of America: Nevada
domestic partnership
United States of America: New Hampshire
marriage
United States of America: New Jersey
civil union
United States of America: New Jersey
domestic partnership
United States of America: New York
marriage
United States of America: Oregon
domestic partnership
United States of America: Rhode Island
civil union
United States of America: Vermont
civil union
United States of America: Vermont
marriage
United States of America: Washington
state registered domestic partnership
United States of America: Wisconsin
domestic partnership
Uruguay
unión concubinaria

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/20/paragraph/wrapper1n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-20/paragraph-wrapper1n1
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