Final provisions

8Saving provisions

(1)

An amendment made by a provision of this Act does not affect the validity of—

(a)

any marriage solemnised, or

(b)

any civil partnership registered,

before the day on which that provision comes into force.

(2)

The amendment made by section 4(3) does not affect the treatment as a civil partnership of an overseas relationship that is registered under the relevant law as having been entered into before that provision comes into force.

(3)

In subsection (2)—

“overseas relationship” has the same meaning as in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (see section 212(1) of that Act);

“the relevant law” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 5 of that Act (see section 212(2) of that Act).