# Equality Act 2010, Section 8: Marriage and civil partnership


(1) A person has the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership if the person is married or is a civil partner.
(2) In relation to the protected characteristic of marriage and civil partnership—
(a) a reference to a person who has a particular protected characteristic is a reference to a person who is married or is a civil partner;
(b) a reference to persons who share a protected characteristic is a reference to persons who are married or are civil partners.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/equality-act-2010/section-8
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