LegalizeS.I. No. 649/2010 - Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2010
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st December, 2010.
I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Justice and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24 of 2010), and having complied with subsection (1) of that section, hereby order as follows:
1.
This Order may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Recognition of Registered Foreign Relationships) Order 2010.
2.
A class of legal relationship specified in column (3) of the Schedule opposite a reference number specified in column (1) of the Schedule, and entered into by two parties of the same sex, in the jurisdiction specified in column (2) of the Schedule opposite the mention of that reference number in column (1) of the Schedule, is declared to be entitled to be recognised as a civil partnership.
Article 2
Schedule
| ReferenceNumber(1) | Jurisdiction(2) | Title of Relationship(3) |
| 1. | Argentina | Marriage |
| 2. | Austria | Eingetragene Partnerschaft-Gesetz |
| 3. | Belgium | Marriage |
| 4. | Canada | Marriage |
| 5. | Czech Republic | Registrované partnerství |
| 6. | Denmark | Registreret partnerskab |
| 7. | Finland | Rekisterity parisuhde |
| 8. | Germany | Eingetragene lebenspartnerschaft |
| 9. | Iceland | (a) Stafest samvist(b) Marriage |
| 10. | Mexico City | Marriage |
| 11. | Netherlands | Marriage |
| 12. | New Zealand | Civil Union |
| 13. | Norway | (a) Registrert partnerskap(b) Marriage |
| 14. | Portugal | Marriage |
| 15. | South Africa | Marriage |
| 16. | Spain | Marriage |
| 17. | Sweden | (a) Registrerat partnerskap(b) Marriage |
| 18. | Switzerland | Eingetragene Partnerschaft / Partenariat enregistré |
| 19. | United Kingdom | Civil Partnership |
| 20. | California (United States of America) | Marriage |
| 21. | Connecticut (United States of America) | (a) Civil Union(b) Marriage |
| 22. | Iowa (United States of America) | Marriage |
| 23. | Massachusetts (United States of America) | Marriage |
| 24. | New Hampshire (United States of America) | (a) Civil Union(b) Marriage |
| 25. | New Jersey (United States of America) | Civil Union |
| 26. | Vermont (United States of America) | (a) Civil Union(b) Marriage |
| 27. | Washington D.C. (United States of America) | Marriage |
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
23 December 2010.
DERMOT AHERN,
Minister for Justice and Law Reform.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order declares certain classes of registered foreign relationship to be entitled to be recognised in the State as a civil partnership. The Order is made on the basis of the Minister for Justice and Law Reform being satisfied that the class of foreign relationship complies with subsection (1) of section 5 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 .
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