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'''The Civil Partnership Act 2004''' introduced [[civil partnership]]s in the United Kingdom.
'''The Civil Partnership Act 2004''' introduced [[civil partnership]]s in the United Kingdom.
Civil partnership provides essentially the same rights for same-sex couples under the law as marriage, but the ceremony cannot be held in a place of worship (this restriction has since been removed) and cannot contain any religious content.
== References ==
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents


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Latest revision as of 11:05, 7 February 2014

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 introduced civil partnerships in the United Kingdom. Civil partnership provides essentially the same rights for same-sex couples under the law as marriage, but the ceremony cannot be held in a place of worship (this restriction has since been removed) and cannot contain any religious content.

References

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents