Civil Partnership Act 2004 (as it applies in Northern Ireland)

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom legislation

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (as it applies in Northern Ireland) is the legislation that created a legal framework for same-sex and later opposite-sex couples to register civil partnerships, granting them rights and responsibilities broadly equivalent to civil marriage within Northern Ireland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Civil Partnership Act 2004	1
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (as it applies in Northern Ireland) canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ legislation ⓘ
affects	immigration status of civil partners in Northern Ireland ⓘ next-of-kin status of civil partners in Northern Ireland ⓘ social security entitlements of civil partners in Northern Ireland ⓘ tax treatment of civil partners in Northern Ireland ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure equality of treatment for civil partners and spouses in many areas of law ⓘ provide legal recognition for same-sex relationships in Northern Ireland ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ
citation	2004 c. 33 ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	eligibility criteria for civil partners in Northern Ireland ⓘ grounds for dissolution of civil partnerships ⓘ prohibited degrees of relationship for civil partners ⓘ registration procedures for civil partnerships in Northern Ireland ⓘ
covers	dissolution of civil partnerships ⓘ financial relief on dissolution of civil partnerships ⓘ maintenance obligations between civil partners ⓘ parental responsibility in certain circumstances ⓘ pension rights of civil partners ⓘ property rights of civil partners ⓘ succession rights of civil partners ⓘ
createdLegalStatus	civil partnership ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSectionOn	civil partnership registration authorities in Northern Ireland ⓘ domestic violence protections for civil partners ⓘ financial provision and property adjustment orders on dissolution ⓘ nullity of civil partnerships ⓘ religious premises and civil partnership registrations (as modified for Northern Ireland) ⓘ
hasTerritorialExtent	Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedBy	secondary legislation in Northern Ireland ⓘ
inForceIn	Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
initiallyAppliedTo	same-sex couples ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterExtendedTo	opposite-sex couples in Northern Ireland ⓘ
legalSystem	law of Northern Ireland ⓘ
partOf	Civil Partnership Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesFor	recognition of overseas civil partnerships subject to conditions ⓘ
providesRightsBroadlyEquivalentTo	civil marriage in Northern Ireland ⓘ
regulates	registration of civil partnerships ⓘ responsibilities of civil partners ⓘ rights of civil partners ⓘ
relatedTo	Marriage (Same-sex Couples) Act 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ
royalAssentDate	2004-11-18 ⓘ
shortTitle	Civil Partnership Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	equality law in Northern Ireland ⓘ family law in Northern Ireland ⓘ
yearEnacted	2004 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Family Division (Northern Ireland) → appliesLaw → Civil Partnership Act 2004 (as it applies in Northern Ireland) ⓘ

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 → precededBy → Civil Partnership Act 2004 (as it applies in Northern Ireland) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Civil Partnership Act 2004