{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004/section-35.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/33",
  "legislation_title": "Civil Partnership Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-act-2004",
  "path": "section/35",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Power to assimilate provisions relating to civil registration",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by order make—\n(a) such amendments of this Act as appear to him appropriate for the purpose of assimilating any provision connected with the formation or recording of civil partnerships in England and Wales to any provision made . . . in relation to civil marriage in England and Wales, and\n(b) such amendments of other enactments and of subordinate legislation as appear to him appropriate in consequence of any amendments made under paragraph (a).\n(2) “Civil marriage” means marriage solemnised otherwise than according to the rites of the Church of England or any other religious usages.\n(3) “Amendment” includes repeal or revocation.\n(4) “Subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 35(1) substituted (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 14(c) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 35(1)(a) repealed (8.1.2007) by Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), ss. 30, 33, Sch. (with s. 30(2)-(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 35(1): transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by The Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 14(c) (with art. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/section/35",
    "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."
}