Part 5Civil partnership formed or dissolved abroad etc.

Chapter 2Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships

C1212Meaning of “overseas relationship”

1

For the purposes of this Act an overseas relationship is a relationship which—

a

is either a specified relationship or a relationship which meets the general conditions, and

b

is registered (whether before or after the passing of this Act) with a responsible authority in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, by two people—

i

who under the relevant law are of the same sex at the time when they do so, and

ii

neither of whom is already a civil partner or lawfully married.

2

In this Chapter, “the relevant law” means the law of the country or territory where the relationship is registered (including its rules of private international law).