# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Regulation 33: Amendment of definition relating to civil partnership to include overseas relationships

Extent: E+W

In section 25, in the definition of “protected civil partnership”, for the words from “means” to the end substitute—
“means—
(a) a civil partnership under the law of England or Wales, or
(b) an overseas relationship that is treated as a civil partnership by virtue of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004,
and “protected overseas relationship” means a protected civil partnership within paragraph (b),”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1458/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/regulation-33
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