Part 2Civil partnership: England and Wales
Chapter 4Civil partnership agreements
73Civil partnership agreements unenforceable
1
A civil partnership agreement does not under the law of England and Wales have effect as a contract giving rise to legal rights.
2
No action lies in England and Wales for breach of a civil partnership agreement, whatever the law applicable to the agreement.
3
In this section and section 74 “civil partnership agreement” means an agreement between two people—
a
to register as civil partners of each other—
i
in England and Wales (under this Part),
ii
in Scotland (under Part 3),
iii
in Northern Ireland (under Part 4), or
iv
outside the United Kingdom under an Order in Council made under Chapter 1 of Part 5 (registration at British consulates etc. or by armed forces personnel), or
b
to enter into an overseas relationship.
4
This section applies in relation to civil partnership agreements whether entered into before or after this section comes into force, but does not affect any action commenced before it comes into force.