Civil Partnership Act Schedule 20
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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 October 2006, 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)
- Sweden: registrerat partnerskap (registered partnership)
- United States
- California: domestic partnership
- Connecticut: civil union
- Maine: domestic partnership
- Massachusetts: marriage
- New Jersey: domestic partnership
- Vermont: civil union
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.
