{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-213",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-213.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "section/213",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "213",
  "heading": "Specified relationships",
  "text": "(1) A specified relationship is a relationship which is specified for the purposes of section 212 —\n(a) in the case of a relationship registered by two people who under the relevant law are of the same sex when the relationship is registered, by Part 1 of Schedule 20,\n(b) in the case of a relationship registered by two people who under the relevant law are not of the same sex when the relationship is registered, by Part 2 of Schedule 20.\n(2) The Secretary of State may by order amend Part 1 of Schedule 20 by—\n(a) adding a relationship,\n(b) amending the description of a relationship, or\n(c) omitting a relationship.\n(3) No order may be made under this section amending Part 1 of Schedule 20 without the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel.\n(3A) No order may be made under this section amending Part 2 of Schedule 20 without the consent of the Department of Finance.\n(4) The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(5) An order which contains any provision (whether alone or with other provisions) amending Part 1 of Schedule 20 by—\n(a) amending the description of a relationship, or\n(b) omitting a relationship,\nmay not be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order is laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.\n(6) A statutory instrument containing any other order under this section amending Part 1 of Schedule 20 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.\n(7) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend Part 2 of Schedule 20 by—\n(a) adding a relationship,\n(b) amending the description of a relationship,\n(c) omitting a relationship.\n(8) Regulations under subsection (7)—\n(a) amending the description of a relationship or omitting a relationship, are subject to the affirmative procedure,\n(b) adding a relationship, are subject to the negative procedure.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 213(1) substituted (E.W.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 5(3)(a); (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(3)(a) (with regs. 6-9); and (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(3)(a), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 213(2) substituted (18.8.2010) by The Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1839), art. 7, Sch. para. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 213(2) inserted (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(3)(b), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 213(3) inserted (E.W.) (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), regs. 1(2), 5(3)(b); (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(3)(b) (with regs. 6-9); and (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(3)(c), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 213(3A) inserted (N.I.) (13.1.2020) by The Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1514), regs. 1(2), 17(3)(c) (with regs. 6-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 213(5) inserted (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(3)(d), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 213(6) inserted (S.) (1.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(3)(e), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 213(7)(8) inserted (18.1.2021 for specified purposes, 1.2.2021 for specified purposes, 1.6.2021 in so far as not already in force) by Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 15), ss. 2(3)(f), 16; S.S.I. 2020/414, reg. 2(1)(a)(2); S.S.I. 2020/457, reg. 2(a); S.S.I. 2021/23, reg. 2, sch. (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 213: functions transferred (12.10.2007) by The Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2914), art. 3(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 213: functions transferred (18.8.2010) by The Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1839), art. 3(1)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 213 wholly in force at 5.12.2005; s. 213(2)-(6) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 263(5)(6); s. 213(1) in force at 5.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/3175, art. 3, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2013/30",
      "affecting_title": "Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/section/213",
    "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."
}