Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 3135
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005
Made
4th November 2005
Laid before Parliament
11th November 2005
Coming into force
5th December 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 213 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004( 1 ), and with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Finance and Personnel, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Overseas Relationships) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.
Additions to Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004
2. In Schedule 20 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004(meaning of overseas relationship: specified relationships), in the table—
(a) before the first entry relating to Belgium insert—
| Andorra | uniό estable de parella |
| Australia: Tasmania | significant relationship |
(b) after the second entry relating to Belgium insert—
| Canada | marriage |
(c) after the entry relating to Iceland insert—
| Luxembourg | the relationship referred to as partenariat enregistré or eingetragene Partnerschaft |
(d) after the second entry relating to Netherlands insert—
| New Zealand | civil union |
(e) after the entry relating to Norway insert—
| Spain | marriage |
(f) after the entry relating to Sweden insert—
| United States of America: California | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: Connecticut | civil union |
| United States of America: Maine | domestic partnership |
| United States of America: Massachusetts | marriage |
| United States of America: New Jersey | domestic partnership |
Meg Munn
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equality
Department of Trade and Industry
28th October 2005
The Scottish Ministers consent to the making of this Order
Hugh Henry
A Member of the Scottish Executive
1st November 2005
The Department of Finance and Personnel consents.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel
L.S.
Ethne E Harkness
A Senior Officer of the
Department of Finance and Personnel
4th November 2005