# The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 22: State Pension Credit Act 2002


In section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002, in the definition of “couple”, in paragraph (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/ukdsi/2019/9780111190784/schedule/3/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civil-partnership-opposite-sex-couples-regulations-2019/schedule-3/paragraph-22
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