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


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/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/regulation-33
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