# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 129


After that paragraph insert—
“(7A) For the purposes of this Article, two people of the same sex are to be regarded as living together as if they were civil partners if, but only if, they would be regarded as living together as husband and wife were they instead two people of the opposite sex.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/24/paragraph/129 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-24/paragraph-129
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