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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012</dc:title><dc:subject>Civil partnership</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2014-11-14</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">CIVIL PARTNERSHIP</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order amends Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33) (“the Act”). Schedule 20 specifies overseas relationships that may be treated as civil partnerships for the purposes of the Act, provided certain other conditions in the Act are satisfied.</dc:description>
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<Number>2012 No. 2976</Number>
<SubjectInformation>
<Subject>
<Title>Civil Partnership</Title>
</Subject>
</SubjectInformation>
<Title>The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012</Title>
<MadeDate>
<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>21st November 2012</DateText>
</MadeDate>
<LaidDate>
<Text>Laid before Parliament</Text>
<DateText>3rd December 2012</DateText>
</LaidDate>
<ComingIntoForce>
<Text>Coming into force</Text>
<DateText>31st January 2013</DateText>
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<SecondaryPreamble>
<EnactingText>
<Para>
<Text>The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 213 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/> and with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel:</Text></Para>
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<Title>Citation and commencement</Title>
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2012 and comes into force on 31st January 2013.</Text>
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<Title>Amendment of Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004</Title>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/article/2/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/article/2" id="article-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (meaning of overseas relationship: specified relationships) is amended in accordance with the Schedule to this Order.</Text>
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<Signee>
<PersonName>Jo Swinson</PersonName>
<JobTitle>Minister for Women and Equalities</JobTitle>
<Department>Department for Culture, Media and Sport</Department>
<DateSigned Date="2012-11-04"><DateText>4th November 2012</DateText></DateSigned>
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<Signatory>
<Para><Text>The Scottish Ministers consent to the making of this Order.</Text></Para>
<Signee>
<PersonName>Alex Neil</PersonName>
<JobTitle>A member of the Scottish Government</JobTitle>
<DateSigned Date="2012-11-21"><DateText>21st November 2012</DateText></DateSigned>
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<Signatory>
<Para><Text>The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to the making of this Order.</Text></Para>
<Para><Text>Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel</Text></Para>
<Signee>
<LSseal ResourceRef="r00001"/>
<PersonName>Oswyn Paulin</PersonName>
<JobTitle>A Senior Officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel</JobTitle>
<DateSigned Date="2012-11-07"><DateText>7th November 2012</DateText></DateSigned>
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<Number>SCHEDULE</Number>
<Reference>Article 2</Reference>
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>In Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (meaning of overseas relationship: specified relationships), the table is amended as follows.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Andorra, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Argentina</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Argentina: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">unión civil</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Australia: Australian Capital Territory</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Australia: New South Wales</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">a relationship registered under the Relationships Register Act 2010</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Australia: Queensland</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil partnership</td></tr></tbody>
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<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Australia: Tasmania, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Australia: Victoria</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">registered domestic relationship</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Austria</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">eingetragene Partnerschaft</td></tr></tbody>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the second entry relating to Belgium, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Brazil</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Brazil</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">união estável</td></tr></tbody>
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</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/5/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/5" id="schedule-paragraph-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Canada, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Canada: Manitoba</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">the relationship referred to as common-law relationship or as union de fait</td></tr></tbody>
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</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/6/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/6" id="schedule-paragraph-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Canada: Quebec, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Colombia</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">unión de hecho</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Czech Republic</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">registrované partnertsví</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Denmark</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr></tbody>
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<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/7/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/7" id="schedule-paragraph-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Denmark, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ecuador</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">unión civil</td></tr></tbody>
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</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/8/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/8" id="schedule-paragraph-8">
<Pnumber>8</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Germany, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Greenland</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">the relationship referred to as nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq or as registreret partnerskab</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Hungary</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">bejegyzett élettársi kapcsolat</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Iceland</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr></tbody>
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</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/9/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/9" id="schedule-paragraph-9">
<Pnumber>9</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Iceland, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Ireland</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Isle of Man</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Jersey</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Liechtenstein</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">eingetragene Partnerschaft</td></tr></tbody>
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</P1para>
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<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/10/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/10" id="schedule-paragraph-10">
<Pnumber>10</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Luxembourg, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mexico: Coahuila</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">pacto civil de solidaridad</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mexico: Mexico City Federal District</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mexico: Mexico City Federal District</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">sociedad de convivencia</td></tr></tbody>
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<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/11/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/11" id="schedule-paragraph-11">
<Pnumber>11</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to New Zealand, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Norway</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr></tbody>
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</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/12/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/12" id="schedule-paragraph-12">
<Pnumber>12</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Norway, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Portugal</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Slovenia</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">zakon o registraciji istospolne partnerske skupnosti</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">South Africa</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">South Africa</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/13/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/13" id="schedule-paragraph-13">
<Pnumber>13</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Spain, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sweden</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/14/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/14" id="schedule-paragraph-14">
<Pnumber>14</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to Sweden, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Switzerland</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">the relationship referred to as eingetragene Partnerschaft, as partnenariat enregistré or as unione domestica registrata</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/15/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/15" id="schedule-paragraph-15">
<Pnumber>15</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to the United States of America: California, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: California</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Colorado</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">the relationship between designated beneficiaries</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/16/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/16" id="schedule-paragraph-16">
<Pnumber>16</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to the United States of America: Connecticut, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Connecticut</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Delaware</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil union</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: District of Columbia</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Hawaii</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil union</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Hawaii</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">reciprocal beneficiary relationship</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Illinois</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil union</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Iowa</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/17/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/17" id="schedule-paragraph-17">
<Pnumber>17</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to the United States of America: Massachusetts, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Nevada</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">domestic partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: New Hampshire</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: New Jersey</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil union</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/18/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/18" id="schedule-paragraph-18">
<Pnumber>18</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to the United States of America: New Jersey, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: New York</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Oregon</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">domestic partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Rhode Island</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">civil union</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/19/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/schedule/paragraph/19" id="schedule-paragraph-19">
<Pnumber>19</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>After the entry relating to the United States of America: Vermont, insert—</Text>
<BlockAmendment Context="unknown" TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Format="default" NumberFormat="default">
<Tabular Orientation="portrait">
<table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2">
<colgroup span="1"><col width="118.8pt" span="1"/><col width="307.6pt" span="1"/></colgroup>
<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Vermont</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">marriage</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Washington</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">state registered domestic partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">United States of America: Wisconsin</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">domestic partnership</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Uruguay</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" rowspan="1" colspan="1" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">unión concubinaria</td></tr></tbody>
</table></Tabular>
</BlockAmendment>
</P1para>
</P1>
</ScheduleBody>
</Schedule>
</Schedules>
<ExplanatoryNotes DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2976/note/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2976/note">
<Title>EXPLANATORY NOTE</Title>
<Comment>
<Para><Text>(This note is not part of the Order)</Text></Para>
</Comment>
<P><Text>This Order amends Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="0033">2004 (c. 33)</Citation> (“<Abbreviation Expansion="Civil Partnership Act 2004 c. 33">the Act</Abbreviation>”). Schedule 20 specifies overseas relationships that may be treated as civil partnerships for the purposes of the Act, provided certain other conditions in the Act are satisfied.</Text></P>
<P><Text>Article 2 adds 50 relationships to the specified relationships in the table in Schedule 20.</Text></P>
<P><Text>A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.</Text></P>
</ExplanatoryNotes>
</Secondary><Footnotes><Footnote id="f00001">
<FootnoteText>
<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/33" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="0033">2004 c. 33</Citation>; section 213(2) was amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/1839" id="c00003" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="1839">S.I. 2010/1839</Citation>; Schedule 20 was amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3129" id="c00004" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3129">S.I. 2005/3129</Citation> and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/3135" id="c00005" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="3135">2005/3135</Citation>.</Text></Para>
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