Civil Partnership Act Schedule 20 Totally Explained

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Schedule 20 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is a section of the British Civil Partnership Act recognising certain overseas unions as equivalent to civil partnerships under British law. Same-sex couples who have entered into those unions are automatically recognised in the United Kingdom as civil partners. As of July 2007, the list of specified relationships contains:

Andorra: unio estable de parella (stable union of pairs)
Australia
- Tasmania - significant relationship
Belgium: marriage and cohabitation légale, wettelijke samenwoning, gesetzliches zusammenwohnen (statutory cohabitation)
Canada: marriage, as well as Nova Scotia domestic partnership and Quebec union civile (civil union)
Denmark: registreret partnerskab (registered partnership)
Finland: rekisteröity parisuhde registrerad partnerskap (registered partnership)
France: Pacte civil de solidarité (civil solidarity pact)
Germany: Lebenspartnerschaft (life partnership)
Iceland: staðfesta samvist (confirmed cohabitation)
Luxembourg: partenariat enregistré, eingetragene partnerschaft (registered partnership)
Netherlands: marriage and geregistreerde partnerschap (registered partnership)
New Zealand: civil union
Norway: registrert partnerskap (registered partnership)
Spain: marriage
Sweden: registrerat partnerskap (registered partnership)
United States

Schedule 20 is subject to adjustment, and additional overseas relationships may be added as more jurisdictions across the world bring in civil partnership or same-sex marriage legislation.

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