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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-11.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Meaning of “the waiting period”",
  "text": "In this Chapter “the waiting period”, in relation to a notice of proposed civil partnership, means the period—\n(a) beginning the day after the notice is recorded, and\n(b) subject to section 12, ending at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with that day.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 9-9F substituted for s. 9 (20.10.2014 for specified purposes, 1.3.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 21 (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2014/2771, art. 3(e); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 11 substituted (1.3.2015) by Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22), s. 75(3), Sch. 4 para. 22 (with Sch. 9 para. 66); S.I. 2015/371, art. 2(1)(f)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:53.191982+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."
}