# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 35: Welfare Reform Act 2012

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In section 39 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012—
(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “as a married couple” substitute “as if they were a married couple or civil partners”;
(b) in subsection (3)(b), for “as a married couple” substitute “as if they were a married couple or civil partners”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1458/schedule/3/paragraph/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-35
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