Part 5Civil partnership formed or dissolved abroad etc.
Chapter 2Overseas relationships treated as civil partnerships
C1C2C3212Meaning of “overseas relationship”
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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—
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neither of whom is already a civil partner or lawfully married.
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But, for the purposes of the application of this Act to England and Wales F2or to Northern Ireland, marriage is not an overseas relationship.
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).