# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“the 2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004;
“the commencement date” means the date on which these Regulations come into force;
“a relevant pre-commencement relationship” means a relationship that is—
(a) an overseas relationship treated as a civil partnership for the purposes of the 2004 Act as a result of the amendments made by these Regulations, and
(b) registered (under the relevant law within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the 2004 Act) as having been entered into before the commencement date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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