# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 5: Pre-commencement wills not to be revoked by virtue of recognition of pre-commencement relationships as civil partnerships


The formation of a civil partnership treated as having occurred, in relation to a pre-commencement relationship, by section 215(5B) of the 2004 Act (as amended by these Regulations) does not have effect under section 18B of the Wills Act 1837 to revoke a will made before the commencement date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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