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Civil Partnerships Act 2011
sec.38Existing civil partnerships
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### sec.38 Existing civil partnerships
A civil partnership in effect immediately before the commencement is taken, on the commencement, to be a registered relationship under this Act.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to a civil partnership registered under former section 9 or former section 12.
s 38 ins 2012 No. 12 s 24
(sec.38-ssec.1) A civil partnership in effect immediately before the commencement is taken, on the commencement, to be a registered relationship under this Act.
(sec.38-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to a civil partnership registered under former section 9 or former section 12.