Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
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Amendment of Equal Status Act 2000. |
103.— (1) In this section, “ Act of 2000 ” means the Equal Status Act 2000 . | |
(2) Section 2(1) of the Act of 2000 is amended— | ||
(a) by inserting the following definition: | ||
“ ‘civil status’ means being single, married, separated, divorced, widowed, in a civil partnership within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 or being a former civil partner in a civil partnership that has ended by death or been dissolved;”, | ||
(b) by deleting the definition “ marital status ”, and | ||
(c) by inserting, in the definition “near relative”, “or civil partner within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010” after “spouse”. | ||
(3) The Act of 2000 is amended by substituting “civil status” for “marital status” wherever it appears. |