# Civil Partnership Act 2004, Paragraph 174


(1) Amend section 28 (sections 25 and 26: marriage exception) as follows.
(2) At the end of subsection (1)(b) insert “ or civil partners of each other ”.
(3) In subsection (2), for “were lawfully married at the time” substitute “ were at the time lawfully married or civil partners of each other ”.
(4) In the heading to section 28 for “marriage exception” substitute “ exception for spouses and civil partners ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/schedule/27/paragraph/174 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/schedule-27/paragraph-174
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