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1. In this Schedule—
“the 2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004;
“the commencement date” means the date on which these Regulations come into force;
“a relevant pre-commencement relationship” means a relationship that is—
an overseas relationship treated as a civil partnership for the purposes of the 2004 Act as a result of the amendments made by these Regulations, and
registered (under the relevant law within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the 2004 Act) as having been entered into before the commencement date.
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